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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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part VIII. Imperial unity and imperial co-operation

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CHAP, III] THE CONFERENCE OF 1911 1499 Minister in the Conservative Government, and then one of the leaders of the Opposition to Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s adminis- tration, who made use of the subject as a convenient mode of attacking the Canadian Government for lack of energy in furthering the interests of the Imperial Conference. He pointed out that the published papers showed clearly that the Secretariat had more than fulfilled the duties which were cast upon them by the resolution of the Colonial Con- ference of 1907; that all the subjects dealt with by that Conference had given rise to an elaborate correspondence, with regard to which indifference and delay had been shown in a marked degree by the Canadian Government. In particular he pointed out how extremely slow Canada had been to reply to the repeated efforts of the Secretary of State to induce them to submit some subject for consideration at the Conference of 1911. He contrasted the action of New Zealand and that of the Commonwealth, both of which had brought forward a long string of subjects which they desired to submit to the Conference, while even the Union of South Africa, despite its recent formation, had sent three or four subjects which they desired to have discussed. Newfound- land itself had shown interest in the question of steamship communication with the United Kingdom, while Canada, which had brought forward that topic at the Conference of 1907, had since let the matter rest, and had taken no further action with regard to it. In reply, Sir Wilfrid Laurier! adopted and repeated the eulogies pronounced by Mr. Foster on the Imperial Secre- tariat, showing the advantages of the adoption of the plan of having a secretariat in preference to the more far-reaching proposals for an Imperial Council which had been urged by Mr. Deakin at the Conference of 1907, and which he had been compelled to criticize on the ground that the time was not yet ripe for such advanced proceedings. At the same time he paid a very handsome compliment to Mr. Deakin, whose absence from the Conference of 1911 he thought was much to be regretted. His explanation of the failure of Canada to put * House of Commons Debates, 1910-1, pp. 7524-30.

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