The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-18
SIR JOSEPH URGES MORE
PACIFIC PASSENGER SHIPS

Right Hon. Sir Joseph George Ward,
Pc, KONG, Premier of the sister
Dominion of New Zealand, will be long
remembered in Vancouver by the
speech he made at the Canadian Club
luncheon yesterday. Sir Joseph is a
well-built man in the prime Of life.
Full Of energy, he delivers, his sem
tences with Gatling-gun rapidly, and
drives his points home with force
that carries his audience with, him.
The three points he chiefly insisted
on were closer Imperial unity, cheaper
cable rates within the Empire, and
better steamship connection between
Canada and Australasia.
Sir Joseph in rising to speak was
greeted with an ovation that lasted
for several minutes. After expressing
his thanks for such hearty British
welcome he said he could heartily con-
cur with the sentiments of the chair
man in desiring the cementing of the
different parts of the Empire into one
solid mass. This could never be
brought about unless all the people in
different parts of the Empire stood
shoulder to shoulder. While it was
true that peace had reigned for hun
dred wears as far as the whole EN-
pire was concerned, they could never
tell when the fame of war would burst
forth. and involve them ALL
"Whether we like it or don t like
! il. we need to impress on all portions
, of the Empire that it is not likely that
| il will be within our own borders that
i the trouble will arise. 1t will be IN
some distant place away from Canada
| that the tussle will take place to
wrestle from you and New Zealand
and Australia that grand old Flag OF
/ which we are all so proud. We must
see as sons of the Empire that our
duty is done. We have pride in heI
| history and though many OF US were
not born in the Old Land we must re-
member the deeds of those who have
| gone before, and it is for that reason
| that we in our day and generation
must impress upon our people that we
must make sacrifices if we want tc
have the glory and protection OF the
British Flag wherever we may be.
"sThere is one matter of which I would
like to have every sman and woman II
vour country recognize the value. II
passing through Ottawa this time L hac
the pleasure of seeing your distinguish
ed Prime Minister, the Right Hon. 81
Wilfrid Laurier LapplauseI, and wlti
him | discussed a matter that L con
slider very important from an lmperia
standpoint, and | am proud to say tina
he eoncurred in my view, and author
lied me to use his name. L is a matte
for your country and for ours Ioda.
we are kept apart almost as though W.
were aliens in the matter of communl
cation by wire. You know that SOM
years ago the governments OF Canada
Australia and New Zealand laid dow
the Pacific cable. We had been treate'
well by the c. 2. Il, in the matter o
overland telegraph service, and we es
tablished that cable In order to brlni
about close communication between tn
colonies and the Mother Country. Wha
do we find today2 The bar is lal
across the Atlantic ocean. You can SEN
cable across the Pacific and over tn
land, but when you get to the Atlantl
YOU are faced by rates SO nigh that 1t
use is greatly minimized. Either Their
should be a reduction of those rates o
the people of Great Britain, Canada
: Australia and New Zealand should con
bine. ard if we could do it in no othe
way. why not put down an Atlantl
cabIe ourselves!
..WEile speaking in this connectio
let me impress upon you the lmportanc
| of maintaining good steamship servle
between Canada and Australasia. l
, 1895 [ came over here for the purpo'
of establishing such communication, an
| went back with the agreement in III
hands, and it was the starting point
the Pacific steamers between Canat
and Australasia and New Zealand. A
plause.
lyon gentlemen are responsible f
, the development of your own countr
and think you viii agree with me tn
- we SHOULD keep before US the value
naval supremacy 10 Canada in the &c
eral interests of our commerce, o
!. homes and the peace of the world, al
that we should cooperate in establishll
a united, powerful and indestructit
British navy. Secondly, let US seek L
d proyement in the means of talking
P one another. Whether by state-own
cables or otherwise, let US seek FIRE
communication with each other. In a
dition to that is the important matt
of sea connection between your gro
f. ing country and those to the south.
can not. OF course, complain of su
magnificent steamers as the Makura,
which / shall sail tomorrow, but
want more of them -