MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 May 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

STATEMENT BY SIR EDWARD CARSON. SOME FUNDAMENTAL FACTS. NEED FOR EMPIEE ORGANISATION* Received May 25, 8.10 p.m. ■ London, May 24. Sir Edward Carson (First Lord of the Admiralty) was a guest at a luncheon of the British Producers' Organisation.

Lord Beresford, who presided, declared that the submarine menace was not vet in hand, for only over-water craft in large could treat the submarines.

Sir Edward Carson, in replying, deprecated attacks on the navy. The war demonstrated the following fundamental facts: Firstly, what our resources were; Secondly, that- by a little trouble and organisation might be used to make the Empire self-supporting; thirdly, that blood is thicker than water; and, fourthly, ttat we had been living in a "Fool's Paradise," allowing these resources to be used in strengthening our enemies, and forging weapons enabling tlieni to fight us. The war had been fought in Vain if that state of affairs was not ended. j When he l&oked back at Imperial preference it seemed to him that it was preference for the German Empire; also that the "most favored nation" clause really meant a combination of our enemies to our disadvantage. People talked wildly about Imperial federation without knowing what it meant. It could not be Imperial federation if it meant an Act of Parliament that was going to bind the various units. He did not mind how loose the system of binding the Empire was so long as it was the best working system. They must not try to tighten the bond artificially, but allow it to work its own way. A meeting of a Council of Empire as a Cabinet from year to year, was the nearest approach at the moment they could get to the ideals at which they were aiming. * ___________ VISIT OF RUSSIAN DELEGATES "TO INVESTIGATE TRADES UNIONISM. Received May 25, 7.3-0 p.m. 'London, May 24. Two delegates of the Russian Workmen's and Soldiers' Council are in England investigating the functions of trades unions. , . . JAPAN'S HELP TO ALLIES. A FINE RECORD. Received May 25, 7.10 p.m. London, May 24. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil said that Japan had recently sent a considerable number of light craft to the Mediterranean, and had carried out in WIG extensive and important cruises in the north Pacific. She was still patrolling the Straits Settlements, and guarding the Indian Ocean east of Colombo, and had sent several new detachments and powerful cruisers to assist in protecting the Indian and South Pacific Oceans. -These activities were of additional value as indicating the assistance we might expect in the future. INDIA AND THE COLONIES. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATIONS. 1 /■ Received May 25, 11 p.m. London, May 25. A Blue Book of IC3 pages, dealing with fte proceedings of the Imperial War Conference, contains resolutions already cabled, and extracts of the minutes, also a number of papers which were kid before the conference, notably ft memorandum on emigration to India and to the Dominions, presented by Indian i'eprosentatives, which the Conference recommended to the favorable consideration of the Governments concerned. The memorandum suggests that Indians already permanently settled in the dominions should be allowed to bring' their wives, subject to the rule of monogamy and minor children, and' in other respects be not less privileged than Japanese immigrants. Future admissions to •\e on lines not less favorable than those governing other Asiatics. If this is im•possible, there might <be reciprocated treatment with India by eaC|i dominion. If a dominion is determined to exclude these two classes, India should be free to do the same, it being clearly recognised that exclusion in either case should not be due to the motive of race prejudice, but the outcome of different economic conditions. In the event of such exclusion, reciproal arrangements should be made granting facilities for the admission of tourists and students, and business visits entailing temporary residence. EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS. i ; ■ EXHORTATIONS TO FOOD ECONOMY. Received May 25, 7.10 p.m. London, May 24. There were enthusiastic demonstrations on Empire Day in London and the provinces. Sir Thomas Mackenzie presented Dunedin's flag to the Holden Street School, Battersea. A feature of the scnool celebrations was exhortations to food economy. STRANDED DEPENDENTS OF CANADIANS. ■London, May 24. Forty thousand dependents of Canadian soldiers are stranded in England owing to lack of passenger accommodation. ENGINEERS BESOMS. London; May 24. The Barrow and Sheffield strikers have decided to return to work.