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 VIII. Imperial unity and imperial co-operation

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CHAP. I] THE UNITY OF THE EMPIRE 1461 The difficulties of the position are illustrated also by the growing desire of the Dominions to be consulted in matters affecting war and peace. Thus complaint was made by the Commonwealth Government?! that the Government of the Dominion had not been consulted with regard to the con- clusion of the Declaration of London respecting naval warfare in 1909, and the ratification of the arrangement was, in accor- dance with their desire, held over until after discussion at the Conference of 1911. There is, therefore, evidence that closer sommunication and consultation will be essential in future. In the same direction of course the events of 1899-1902 point very markedly. Prior to the Boer War expressions of opinion were given by certain of the Colonial Governments in favour of concessions by the Dutch Republics, and during the war spontaneous assistance was granted by Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and of course by the Colonies in South Africa, who, however, were compelled to do so in any case in self-defence? But the growing right of the Dominions to express opinions on Imperial questions was seen in the views to which they gave utterance as to the settlement after the war, and in particular to the objections of Australia, New Zealand, and the Cape to the adoption of the system of Chinese labour in the Transvaal? From that objection Canada held aloof on the ground that it was an interference with the affairs of a Colony. But, on the other hand, Canada herself has on several occasions urged upon the Imperial Government the propriety of granting Home Rule to Ireland,* and there is a significant difference between the tones of the reply sent by Mr. Gladstone’s instructions in ! Parl. Pap., Cd. 5513, p. 9. * Cf. Jebb, Colonial Nationalism, pp. 103-30; Canada House of Commons Debates, 1900, pp. 20 seq.; Sess. Pap., 1900, No. 49; Willison, Sir W. Laugier, ii. 313 seq.; Ewart, Kingdom of Canada, pp. 169 seq.; The State, ii. 40 seq., 149 seq. ; The Round Table, i. 231-62. See also Dalley, New South Wales Parliamentary Debates. xvi. 6 sed.; Parkes, Fifty Years, ii. 139-43. Cf. p. 1262. ® See New Zealand Parl. Pap., 1905,A. 1, p. 6; 2b; Parl. Pap.,Cd. 1895. ‘ See Parl. Pap., Cd. 1697 (1903), 1943 (1904). So from Australia, Cd. 2821, 3187 (1906).

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