A National Party 



open mind. Many of them have visited 

 Denmark and can therefore understand 

 what a highly organized and developed in- 

 dustry can do for a people. The working 

 community, perhaps more than any other 

 section, should be in favour of a National 

 Party to deal with the land and the social 

 problems depending upon it. If such a 

 party could be formed, then indeed the work 

 of the Royal Commission would become 

 effective ; then indeed might we hope for 

 the formation of an Imperial Conservation 

 Board, to guide the flow of population, 

 investigate the sources of food supply, and to 

 develop the natural resources of the Empire. 

 The creation of such a Board would do much 

 to strengthen the bonds of union between the 

 different parts of the Empire. Indeed, it is 

 not too much to say that if the present 

 opportunity to develop a great national 

 movement is lost, not only will nothing 

 be done to improve the rural conditions, 

 but matters will go from bad to worse until 

 Nemesis overtakes the nation. There are 

 many moderate and right-thinking men who 

 feel how disastrous our present system is. 



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