Deutsche Geschichte: Neueste Zeit

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 3)

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Author:: Lamprecht, Karl http://d-nb.info/gnd/118569015

Title:: Deutsche Geschichte

Place of publication:: Berlin

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Year of publication:: 1891-

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Identifikator:: 1892071819

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-236181

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Author:: Lamprecht, Karl http://d-nb.info/gnd/118569015

Title:: Neueste Zeit

Volume count:: Abt. 3

Place of publication:: Freiburg im Breisgau

Publisher:: Heyfelder

Year of publication:: 1906

Scope:: IX S., S. [303] - 729

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: V. Bildende Kunst und Musik

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1136 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION [pArTV the Imperial Government. This step was repudiated, the Imperial Government then being assured that there was no intention on the part of Germany to claim any portion of the island. Unfortunately circumstances shortly arose which showed that Germany had other intentions. Lord Fitz- Maurice in his Life of Earl Granville shows how the Egyptian policy of the Government resulted in its requiring to consider most carefully the wishes of Germany, and ultimately Ger- many annexed a large portion of New Guinea. British annexation of the remaining part followed, and there was a somewhat heated exchange of recriminations between Germany and Great Britain, while on the other hand, the Australian Colonies were indignant at the supineness of the Home Government. But it must again be noted that the Australian Colonies had displayed at the outset reluctance to assume full pecuniary responsibility, and that the annexation of New Guinea was purely and solely a matter of Australian interest! Similar reluctance to assume pecuniary responsi- bility had practically at the same time resulted in the acquisition by Germany of German South-West Africa. The Imperial Government were prepared to annex if the Cape Government would accept the responsibility of administra- tion, nor were the Cape Government indisposed to do so, but the Government retired from office, and the new Govern- ment dealt with the matter so slowly that Germany succeeded in annexing the territory before effective steps could be taken for annexation.” Difficulties arose also in connexion with Samoa and the New Hebrides. It was claimed by the Dominion Govern- ments that the Imperial Government might have secured more effectively British interests in respect both of Samoa and the New Hebrides, while on the other hand, the position of the Tmoerial Government was laid down in a dispatch of 1 See Parl. Pap., C. 3617, 3691, 3814 (1883) ; 3839, 3863 (1884) ; 4217, 1273, 4200, 4441, 4584 (1884-5) ; 4656 (1886) ; 5564 (1888). Cf. also Dilke, Problems of Greater Britain, i. 437 seq. ; Turner, Victoria, ii. 246, 333. * See Parl. Pap., C. 4190 (1884) ; 4262, 4265, 4290 (1884-5); 5180 (1887): Molteno, A Federal South Africa, pp. 82-6.

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