Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 3)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

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Identifikator:: 1896935311

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-237672

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 3

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XII Seiten, Seiten 1102-1670

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Title:: Part V. Imperial control over Dominion administration and legislation

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cHAP. X] MILITARY AND NAVAL DEFENCE 1281 some joint system to be arranged. Moreover, there are obvious difficulties in the case of an Imperial and a Colonial fleet being together in time of peace, though in time of war the placing of the navy under the control of the Admiralty would ensure the disappearance of such difficulties. More important, of course, was, and is, the question of international law—how far it was possible compatibly with the maintenance of the unity of the Empire to have a fleet separate from the Imperial fleet. It was true that the same problem had been raised with regard to military forces, but, with the exception of Canada, Colonial military forces had not been in a geographical position to commit acts of aggression on foreign soil, and in the case of Canada there was no proba- bility, if, for no other reason than the formidable power of the United States, that any act of aggression would take place! On the other hand, ships of war moved freely, and possibilities of difficulty were present especially in con- nexion with the Western Pacific, unless the control of the Imperial Navy could in some manner be ensured. No final arrangement was come to while Mr. Deakin’s Government was in office ; the Admiralty made proposals for the constitu- tion of a quasi-independent Australian Navy, leaving for further discussion the arrangements to secure uniformity in training and command in the two forces, and the full control »f the Imperial power in international matters both in war and in peace. During the Colonial Conference of 1907, Mr. Deakin dis- cussed with Lord Tweedmouth and the heads of the Admiralty the question of Australian naval defence. On October 16, 1907, he addressed to the Governor-General a dispatch explaining the views of the Commonwealth Government in this matter. In that dispatch the suggestion was pressed that, instead of a contribution of money, the share cf the duty of the naval defence undertaken by Australia should take the form of a contribution of Australian seamen. - + Macleod’s case indeed seems to contradict this rule, but that was before full responsible government, and in fairness the act was merely one of self- defence against foreign invaders ; see Hall, International Law,® pp. 314, 315.

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