Mr. Baldwin spoke of the time when the Fair might
be the annual market of the British Commonwealth of Nations. For him the chief significance of the British Commonwealth was that throughout it there was a peace which no one dared to break. " I hope the day will come in the world at large when if two nations want• to fight there will be some power which will say ' move on.' " The world . was more sensitive than it used to be because the different parts- had been brought so much nearer together. But one of the buttresses against international misunderstanding was international trade, and in its peaceful mission trade had, in his opinion,- a strong ally in broadcasting—a favourite topic with Mr. Baldwin. The more trade there was in all the countries of the world the better it would be for ourselves as well as for them. " There can be no such thing as a happy and prosperous trade in one country alone." It was pleasant to hear that sentiment from the Prime Minister, for it shows that he does not go far along the road with those Protectionists who find in other people's. prosperity proofs of our own decay.
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