The Archive · 1925

MR, BALDWIN'S APPEAL FOR EMPIRE UNITY

Development of Material Side of the Partnership London May 25.

An eloquent appeal to encourage Jsentiment for the Empire, whose Hbonds are "as light as air and yet jas strong as iron," was uttered by /Mr, Stanley Baldwin for broadcasting on Empire Day. The message suggested that the word "empire" must be given a new meaning, or that the title "commonwealth British Nations" should be substituted. "He declared:.

"We cannot merely be passive admirers of the Empire's achievements and promise," and deprecate fed belittlement of the material side fof the partnership. On he contrary, all members of the family ought to assist freely and ungrudgingly for the good of all.

Mr. Baldwin expressed the opinion that the ambition of every one should be to pay at least one visit to Britain Overseas and modify the phrase "know thyself" into "know your Empire.""—Reuter.

London, May 23.

It-Colonel_ Amery, in a speech at "the Empire "Day—dinner, Jemphasized the importance of, the nations of the world re-ing the nations of the Empire as their equals, also the importance fof insisting upon that recognition. He believed that the time would come when many nations outside the orbit of the Empire would jon into that partnership—Reuter.

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