Dr. Burgin, on behalf of the Government, gave honourable mem-era a useful hint inthe House of Commons by deprecating frequent challenges on. the question of Japanese competition. "rhe subject naturally Keeenly' discussed in Great Britain at the moment, but Isome of the speech the. Com: ons have not always been into with proper regard for. the possible for the porsble titect" of their criticisms on the World outside. Westminster." The Government cannot but bend: all energies to the task of providing flame industries with the means of protection, within the limits of the Accepted policy of which the Tariff Advisory "Committee is the symbol, Society' of St. George. This wax apjue it will be hampered rather than propriate at a time when Irishmen ud: Englishmen alike are watching vents' im the Irish Pree State wi considerable anxiety. Captain Inch fade a strong' appeal to. British imagination when he refered with pardonable enthusiasm to the part Played' by "Irishmen" overseas. building up the British Common wealth of Nations. Names so readily occur to the mind that it is unnecessary to attempt to mention them. "i has long been @ matter of pride to Englishmen to find Irishmen "often in strength disproportionate to the actual population figures—in the van of Empire-building, whether they have been great administrators, soldiers, scientists, medical men religious leaders." For that reagan alone Ar. Martin's "expression of sympathy with lament Montent wi erally shar all their fellow.tubjects of itis Ma-
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