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

Digitisation:: 2022

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 1507 already existed one which had been highly praised by Sir Wilfrid Laurier in the Dominion Parliament. To increase the utility of the Secretariat the Imperial Government were prepared to set up a standing committee of the Imperial Conference which would contain the Secretary of State, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Permanent Under-Secretary, Under-Secretary for the Dominions, and the High Commis- sioners or other representatives of the self-governing Domi- nions, and the Secretary would be chosen from the Dominions Department. The business of this committee would be to consider the carrying out of resolutions arrived at at Imperial Conferences, proposals for the next conference, and subsidiary and cognate matters. The committee must be absolutely advisory and not executive. It would advise the Secretary of State, who would communicate with the Dominion Governments as to the discussions of the committee, but of course the High Commissioners could also communicate with the Dominion Governments. The Secretary of State should have the power to summon the political or permanent heads of other Government departments to deal with technical questions. He inquired what position the Dominions would desire the High Commissioners to occupy in the scheme. In the discussion which followed certain difficulties were pointed out. Sir Wilfrid Laurier! was anxious that nothing should go before the committee which would affect merely the relations between one Dominion and the United Kingdom ; the South African representatives 2 were doubtful as to whether it would not be inadvisable to make the High Commissioner a political officer, as of course he was in the main required for commercial business, and it might be diffi- cult to make a suitable selection if the officer concerned were required to be a political agent. On the other hand, Mr. Fisher 3 was anxious for a very free consultation between the High Commissioner and the Imperial Government with regard to foreign affairs. Sir Joseph Ward # urged strongly that, in the interests of the continuity of the work of the t Cd. 5745, pp. 83 seq. 2 Thid., pp. 91 seq. ' Ibid., pp. 87, 88. ' Thid., pp. 80 seq.

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