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-

Collection:: Economics Books

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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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JHAP. IT] THE CONFERENCE OF 1911 1511 the status of the Dominions as compared with that of the United Kingdom, for if it were advisory to the Secretary of State, it would seem to follow that the conference itself would be merely advisory to the Secretary of State. If, moreover, the High Commissioners sat on the committee, there would be no advantage over the present position, for the High Commissioners were officials only, and they could not, like Prime Ministers assembled in Conference, be expected to take the larger view of the interests of the whole country and even of the whole Empire. The day might come when different arrangements might have to be made, but when it did come these arrangements must be on the sound British principle, not of government by officials, but of government by persons elected by, and responsible to the people. As a result of the discussion Mr. Harcourt! immediately declared that there was not sufficient unanimity to make it worth while to proceed with the proposal. The suggestion was made in order to meet what was understood to be the wish of some of the Dominions, and it did not represent any conscious want on the part of the Home Government. Sir Joseph Ward 2 much regretted the rejection of the proposal, and he laid stress upon the necessity of some means of continuing the work of the Conference during the interval when it was not in session, and on the great difficulty of sending ministers from so distant a place as New Zealand to sit on subsidiary Conferences, and without such subsidiary Conferences it was impossible for the Dominion Governments to co-operate. The proposal would not in any way have prejudiced the position with regard to the Imperial Council which he had proposed, and he was sure that that Council would come in any case when public opinion was ripe for such a reform. Finally Sir Joseph Ward formally withdrew his resolution, and the Government of South Africa withdrew their resolu- tion in favour of placing the Dominions Department of the Colonial Office under the Prime Minister ; this was shown ' Cd. 5745, p. 193. 2 Thid., pp. 188 seq.

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