"Whatever may have been the case in the past, we have no thought of ireating the British Empire on the lines I have just described. For years has been the accepted dogma that ihe administration of a colonial empire is a trust which hes to be con-Gucted primarily in the interests of ihe people of the country concerned. We have already undertaken to give free access to the markets and materials of many of our most important_colonies.
"The League of Nations" Mr. Chamberlain went on "as an instrument for preserving peace has beer a failure, but its work in other directions has been invaluable, the scope of which has not been sufficiently recognized." Mr. Chamberlain said he would like to see that side of the League of Natioss extended very considerably.
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