It is characteristic of Mr. Bald win that he puts the development lof Empire in the forefront of his election programme. To all men of imagination, from D radi perhaps the greatest of all Empire builders onwards, the thought of this great congeries of nations owning a common Janguaze and loyalty to a com: mou sovereign, has appealed deeply. Tu of the celebration pi themselves have been far ahead movement, He was first Atirred by the regrettable ignor nice of the majority of peopl n Great Britain in regard to matters, It is to the of the London Schou! that they responded achly to Lord Meath's appeal that children should be taugi.t to know what the Empire means London schools Empire was practically an estab:
stitution by the yew t the first Government recognize it was that of the Dominion of Cai ada in 1897. followed by "New Zealand, ud South Africa.
Empire Day was being celebrated in all In 1916 its observ nce was sanctioned by the British Government, and in 19: by that of the Government of India, "By now Empire Day is formally celebrated in at least seventy-five thousand of the Empire's schools, and is offic recognized by nearly all Gov ments within Mis Maje:
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