The Archive · 1925

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The Foreign Secretary preferred hot to give an appreciation of stich important proposals possibly be the start real recuvgry "in th situation. "If our help is required to effect such a consummation declared, "the help and also the goodwill of this country will not be The speaker continued that had not yet framed the idea of the form Britain's ce-operation would take. He referred to. her efforts to withdraw from Con-yentai entanglements, but living 20 miles from the shores of the Continent "we cannot remain me different to the peace and security of the Continental world, nor remain callous or deaf to the appeal for help. Tt ix not ina selfish or shortsighted spirit. of isolation that we shall exercise our mission" of influence in' the. world, Slow that we' speak in' consultation with "the free, selbxoverning declared: "Our greatness and power weet anelonion Ins." Chamber Relp to. remove fromthe minds "men the "trouble which sil ts them and recalls the agony fa few yenrs ago are a great cal]

the endeavour, effort and service fof the British Empice. believe That "the Empire will gladly. ree 'The Dominions' Guarantee Sir Exdward Grigg (Liberal) recalled that the ori France, although. ratio alin and New Zealanc ratified by Canada and South: Africa, He declared that it was a. serious consideration but a new form of guarantee would probably Commend itself more to the Dominions, while as regards South Afvica it must be remembered that Holland was ut present as much!

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