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the Government intended to make any effort to cling to office. Mr. Baldwin's own remarks were obviously framed on the . motto, Moriluri to salutanius. After referring to the Tangier Agreement and the Treaty of Lausanne, the King's Speech referred to the approaching completion of the negotiations with America with regard to liquor-smuggling, to the need of punishing the Kohat murder gang in Afghanistan, and to the decisions of the Imperial Conference in favour of certain Preferences. The Preferences " will be submitted for the approval of the House." Turning to home affairs, the Speech said that, as Protection had been rejected, proposals would be made for the extension of the Trade Facilities and Export Credit schemes for carrying out enterprises throughout the Empire with the help of public funds, and for the immediate construction of cruisers • and auxiliary craft. As regards agriculture, it was proposed to summon a representative conference from all the political parties. Local authorities were being approached with a view to helping " the working population to become the owners of their homes."
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