Mr Chamberlain at Guildhail.

Manawatu Herald, 24 March 1903, Page 2

Mr Chamberlain at Guildhail.

Mr Chamberlain was the guest of the London Corporation at the Guild* hall. ; , ■ He received a princely ovation from Prime Ministers, Agents-General and many leading notabilities. In responding to the Corporation address, he repeated the predictions made on the occasion of his previous vi>it to the Guildhall. He said the contest between progressive and retrograde civilization; had been finally decided, and the field was:clear for working the natural forces tending to Unite kindred raCes. It was not for supremacy we coli* tended, but for political equality, which we were as ready to concede as we were formerly eager to gain. He urged continuity of the national policy of firmness and sympathy. Responding to the toast of bis health, Mr Chamberlain said the npw conception of Empire—voluntary organisation, based on community of interests and sacrifices—must be infused into colonies, ■ and this gospel _ must be preached from colonial pulpits. Worse employments, he said, might be found for Secretaries of State than tramping the globe preaching the doctrines of the Empire’s Imperial mission. The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour said that the South African tour was Mr Chamberlain’s own conception, and he justly deserved the blessing pronounced upon him by the peacemakers.