MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

A UNITED EMPIRE,

A TRIBUTE TO THE COLONIES.

THE LESSONS OF THE WAR.

Renter Service.

Received Aug. 13, S p.m.

T ~ London, Aug. 14. Hi the House of Commons, <q» th* v > Menial Office vote, Mr. Walter Imu '(Aiinistcr for the Colonies) paid ti tribute to the part piayed by the 'Dominions in : the -war, and said the soldiers had shown themselves worthy of the best traditions of the British army. He was constantly , receiving proofs of the admiration of the native races for Britain and their loyally to th® King, 00 read liom Qrithth East Aicica aud VUA j^. soaiaiioa at ifcuwibat-, and axtrpiaaisod fiat loyalty and trust in Britain should be encouraged and justified by our future treatment of tha natives.

Air. Long mentioned that conscription had been enforced in British East Africa, Uganda, Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, j arid the Malay States, aai4 it was being elsewhere. Hongkong ha? rfeuad It iinnscsssary, bamusa whito man had already voliuitaarad, Tk» .Crown aglaaiag had fully dou* tSwir duty. Referring to the suggestion that ik« campaign la Gorman Eaai Ajtwaß Qiitfti to ii» orenyht mors rapidijr t» a «aulusion, Mr. Long ealarg»<l upaa th» stupendous physical diilioultio* to b» over? come. \

The overseas representatives at the recent Conference had frequently expressed the hope that the resolutions adopted would not be pigeqn-holed. He assured them that he would,do his best to ensure that effect" would be given them as early as possible.

Referring to Imperial preference, he said that obviously any policy of preferonce must be framed to meet the views of the Allies. The subject demanded eon-, tinued consideration. Ho appointment by the Prime Minister of a conference to report upon the. best method* ami machinery whereby effect could be given to (he Imperial Conference resolutions gava evidence of tiie Government's intention to take all steps it could to give effect thereto.

Mr. Long believed tlio result of the Conference would strengthen thein in prosecuting the war, and help them to' take some steps after the war to reap the full advantage of the lessons learned and make the Empire more stroug and powerful than before the war. Every overseas Minister showed a strong desire to promote the interests of ths Empire. What they really desired 'wan that they should realise strongly their feeling, which did not originata in a desire for injoreaaod territory ox wq question of that kind. Their desiw was that after the- war there should a permanent peace of the world and security for the Empire. A knowledge of tho past efforts of the Dominions and the experience gaifi'ed at tho Imperial War Conference showed that the whole Umpire is one and prepared to use its resources aud make a combined effort to secure Anal and complete victory.

STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE,

LABOR EXECUTIVE'S ACTION. Received Aug. 15, 8 p.m. London, Aug. 14, Evening Standard says the Labor executive has adhered to its Stockholm attitude and appointed eight delegates. It is rumored that some members of the executive want to withdraw Labor members from the Government.

The Telegraph states that tli6 executive has provisionally recommended that passports :be applied for at to-nightfs conference with the Parliamentary Cornanittee, which discusses these deQjsipiw,

LOCALE OF CONFERENCE iUNCEBTAIN,

Stockholm, Aug. 14.

An endeavor will possibly ho made to hold a Socialist) Conference at Ohris{daiAa or some other gcanilinavian city. {The authorities in Stockhplm decline to grant the use of a for a conference.

BRITISH TRADE HEALTHY. Received Aug. 10, 11.5. p.m. London, Aug. 14. The imports increased by and exports by £ 3,slolteexporfej, decreased by £3,203,437. IIAIiIWAYi.VIEK'S DEMAND. Australian Cablo Association. Received Aug. 15, 0.30 p.m. London, Auj. 11 locomotive enginsmen a?s tab**! Auqiuul an eight-'kiur (lav instead «f' tw*ive, or ovortinm, Th? Ink on without consulting the Railwayinch's Union. The Board <4 Trade rejected the claim. There is much strike, talk in the northern railway centres.

| BACK PKOM AUSTRIA. Received Aug. 15, 3.35 p.m. ' i London, Aug. 14. . Captain Stanley Wilson, menibw oi' the House erf Commons, returned after being twenty months a prisoner in Austria. HUGE SAVINGS ON MUNITIONS, j London, August 14. j The Public Accounts Committee eg-1 timates that, notwithstanding the rise, in wages, a saving of 43 millions was-! ■ett'ected in the coat of ammunition in--1937 by the development of the system of ascertaining the exact cost cft' pro* iduction. i ' llpwurd* of eitfht millions wvr« ob tha Orutua factory, <?uj largest JwWtijj) wid shiilj tiili.ng estabMiuLMi It Is estimated that in anther months the Gretna factory will pay for the whole expfchse, compared with the prices formerly paid to American producers,