BOND OF EMPIRE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 265, 30 January 1928, Page 8

BOND OF EMPIRE

BRITISH WORKMEN STILL WORLD’S RECIPROCITY WAgfß “I shall net be MidUd every British vrnrlunmi is |„ position to buy for Ms owe the products of the BrtKsh pire.” This statement was made by M, W. R. Morris, of Oxford, proprietor of the firm vrtiluli plies the Morris-Oxford sag a* Morris-Cowley —*— rare. arrived last evening by tk. Aorangi. Apart from his importance as sa b, fluential motor-car mamilaetww, Morris is particularly interested fc reciprocal Empire trade and at otu. opportunity he works for this <*. Ject. “I have not. come oat to New land to talk of our own products," be said last evening. “I have come on to help to cement the friendship between the Old Country and the m whose feelings, I am sure, are ow*.’ "I have also come out to invwg. gate general conditions,” he contista, “and in particular to see a country I have wanted all my life to visit, tst I have been too busy.” Mr. Morris will tour New in one of his latest 15.9 k.p. can i will drive it from Auckland to Wdt ington to see how it behaves under New Zealand conditions. Before he left England Mr. Hmu met Sir Archibald Boyd Carpeotor.sk headed the motor delegation to Mss' Zealand some months ago and at Tieconver he met and talked with the Right Hon. L. S. Amery, Secretary y State for the Colonies. Sir Arehitai, who was very impressed wllfc Me* Zealand, explained the motor tite position very clearly. "Mr. Amen h a man tor whom I have the greatmt respect,” said Mr. Morris. “He is j*. ticularly keen on reciprocal trads-w keen as it is possible for any mac *, be —and I feel snre that he wfll ds m in his power for New Zealand.' OUTLOOK BRtOHTHt Speaking of England. Mr. Beta said, "We have the bent workman b the world, and I feel quite sure that given a fair chance we can oamprta with the markets of the world ita any of our manufactured goods. Ik British workman is still obtained k countries which want good, reUalh work done. Fifty years ago Begins! taught the whole world nii|lini»B| and It is difficult to think that gbus the opportuniy, we cannot once agriu do the same thing. I feel sure Oat am British manufacturers can tea oat products equal and better than myth in g else In the world. “I am Interested in tbs whole sf British industry, not only mstsrears. If the British Empire woaM only get together there is a stronger combination in tk world. “Ws are too conservative sad the sooner we wake to the tat that we have to look after earown interest, the better.” Mr. Morris said that when be Mt England conditions were man brighter. Unemployment was reducing and the industrial outlook ta much better. Speaking of his own plant he mil that during the past few years fa own overseas Dominion sales had »■ creased by 600 per cent. U2X