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will never help to bring us closer together unless all of us whe 
come from different parts of the Empire stand face-to-face 
towards each other with a like attitude of good-will, deter- 
mined that, whether it be in the investment of men or of 
capital, whether it be in regard to markets or anything else, 
we will seek when the chance offers to help one part of the 
British Empire in preference to any other part of the world. 
(Cheers.) While we meet in the Conference as individuals 
and have our individual opinions, they are of value only in so 
far as they help to give expression to the opinions, the views 
and the conduct of those whom it is our privilege to represent. 
I believe that if nothing else comes out of this Conference 
than the feeling of mutual interest, which is growing stronger 
and stronger every day, and if we are able to carry back to 
our countries something of the spirit of the gathering in which 
we are all taking part and interpret to our peoples what we 
learn there, the British Empire will become a more homogeneous 
whole than it has been in the past. (Cheers.) I am sure 
that my friend, His Highness the Maharaja, will go back to 
India feeling that those of us who come from Canada are 
interested in his problems, are anxious to meet them, and 
solve them. He, on the other hand, will go back and tell his 
people where our difficulties are. In other words, we are 
developing a right attitude—an attitude of good-will and of deter- 
mination to see that all that will help to build up the Empire, 
will be done by each of its parts in so far as that may be 
humanly possible. We may differ about the methods that 
should be adopted, we may differ on questions of fiscal policy 
and the like. That is something in regard to which those of 
us who have come from other parts of the Dominions do not 
feel that we should discuss too much in countries where 
we are not wholly familiar with the particular situation 
that may be developed. We believe, however, that every 
country should manage its own fiscal policy, while each 
country should do for itself what is best according to its 
conception of its own needs. If each of us is determined, 
having regard first to the necessities and needs of our own 
communities, we will, whenever chance offers, hold out 
a hand to a brother in another part of the Empire, open all 
the doors we can to him for his trade, for his investment and 
the like, we shall be building on a firm and sure foundation 
for the future development of our Empire. (Cheers.) May 
I say that what is true in the matter of the up-building of the 
Empire and of our commercial and industrial relations, is 
equally true in International relations. The nations of the 
world need to-day not particular measures or panaceas or 
cures, but a right attitude towards each other, and the only