PARLIAMENTARY POINTS.

Shannon News, 28 August 1923, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY POINTS.

If we took a popular vote I do not think that '-anyone in this country would vote, against the maintenance of the Imperial Navy. We sprang fromi tile' sea, we live by the sea, ana when we lose command of the, sea, our Empire will be destroyed.—Mr Thomson. *** * ■ * I would impress upon the Post-master-Genenal that we have to go to work and get linked up by wireless, and if is possible to provide some kind of Empire chain which will he capable of inauguration - without the co-operation of a foreign country, I think we would do well to keep those communications within the Empire.— Mr Wilford. . ' Britain has kept faith-with regard to her indebtedness,.. and has shown an example to the whole world. 1 The way in which she - has met her indebtedness to the United. States of America and alt .the same time is carv rying the burden of the money- she lent to European States with whioh to carry on the - Great War is, I think, one of those things that will long remain in history.—Hon. Mr Buddo. * # # *

Prior to* the war Germany Was the s/econd besit customer Great Britain had, India being - the best. To the extent that Germany is not purchasing from Great Britain, Great Britain cannot purchase;from' New Zealand and other countries, so we are feeling here, the dislocation of industry in the Ruhr. When speaking recently I put two facts side by side which throw a great'deal of light . on .the, ...present situation; Europe is producing £500,000,000 less of produce than she was before the war—l mean, foodstuffs Mr Atmore. . * * * * *

The Pacific comprises over 34 per cent. of. the earth’s surface. One half of the human race people the. continents upon whose shores its waters break. Two-thirds of the undeveloped resources of the earth are located in those continents!; ■ vl-t is- this ' vast 'combination of mankind' and unsquandered riches that determine the true significance of the Pacific, and .that, is-i the problem we have igot to. solve. It has been saidiby} Kipling hT “The Recessional”—^ : '

; Far called, our navies melt away;., ~ 0n,,, dprie,. and headland sinks *, the fire; „ . ?.f . ' - Lo ! all our pomp of yesterday ' Is one with - Nineveh and Tyre. That could be said of the British Empire once we lost command' of ' the' sea.—Mr Thomson.