JOHN BULL, JUNR.
WANTS A PARTNERSHIP
IMPERIAL RECIPROCAL TRADE ADVOCATED.
<'R*»ooirctjl Lust Night, 11.15 o'clock.) , LONDON, May V.
The Hon W. A. Watt, Premier o: Victoria, read a paper before. tb»> Coloniai Institute, dealing with the Oommanwealtb Constitution, inferring to reciprocal trade, he >said tha'. "John Bull Junior" had a right t<. speak freely in the house of "John livtil, Saaiur.'' Personally, he was uhu'O thtt-ii war convinced of the inseenrity of an insular community, depending on foreigners for twofiitks of its fowl supply. The Dominions were, he said, rich to suffocation with tlia productive powers Providence had c4early intended that they should have a partnership in interlmperiai trade. Sir Joseph Ward declared thai there w«r« 'difficulties- in the way of reciprocal trade. He instanced New Ztt&land-jk efforts in • 1895 with Canada and South Africa. General Sir E. H.utto;i> said he once personally advocated the voluntary system of defence, but no Government was strong enough to carry it out. He therefore favourod compulsory training in England.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 8 May 1913, Page 5
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166JOHN BULL, JUNR. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 8 May 1913, Page 5
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