London, July 15.
conviction that the influence that Great Britain could exert for others as well as for herself was more powerful than that 1 of any other country in the world, was expressed by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, in speaking last night at' the municipal centenary banquet at Birmingham.
"That is due partly to our inherent strength and to the many A resources of which we are in possession," he declared.
"It is due also," Mr, Chamberlain continued, "to general, if not universal, Fecognition of the fact that our policy, as a country, is not directed merely by selfish interests, but n ooted in a conviction that there can be no peace or security or permanence of happiness for mankind except under the rule of law and order, and of reason and good faith.
"It is much easier to formulate maxims of this kind than it is to apply them in practice, and those who endeavour to steer by these general but deflated principles, should expect to suffer many disappointments and setbacks."
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