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. V] TREATY RELATIONS 1157 have no voice in determining Imperial policy, and Australia clearly holds the same view, for just as much as Canada she has insisted on the fact that she should maintain supreme control over her fleet, leaving her free to place it at the disposal of the Imperial Government or not as she may deem desirable! and the idea of forces maintained by the Colonies at Imperial expense for Imperial purposes, proposed by Mr. Seddon at the Imperial Conference of 1902, was not accepted by any Dominion, nor ultimately adopted even by New Zealand. See Parl. Pap., Cd. 4288; Parliamentary Debates, 1910, pp. 4728 seq. ; Parl. Pap., Cd. 5746-2 ; British Australasian, September 21, 1911. Mr. Fisher at the Conference of 1911 was prepared to accept consultation by the Imperial Government on all topics, while Sir W. Laurier insisted that consultation must be left to the discretion of the Imperial Government, as a right to be consulted involved responsibility for war, but his view is really that of Sir W. Laurier ; Standard of Empire, September 2, 1911, p. 8. But the Canadian elections of September 21, 1911, show the strength of British sentiment despite the attractions of material gains ; the reciprocity agreement was in effect rejected by a majority much larger than that (41) possessed by Sir W. Laurier when the obstruction of the Opposition com- pelled him to appeal to the country, eight ministers, including Mr. Fielding and Mr. Paterson, the negotiators of the agreement, losing their seats. No doubt the incautious references of American politicians to possible political results counted for much. On the naval question the attitude of the Conservative leader has been mainly to emphasize the need of close co- operation with the British fleet. On the other hand, the Nationalist party in Quebec condemned Sir W. Laurier for his excessive imperialism and for dragging Canada into British wars. The idea of neutrality was revived, through a misunderstanding of Sir W. Laurie's attitude at the Conference, by the Volksstem in South Africa; it has been effectively repudiated by General Botha (see Times, July 28; Morning Post, August 3, 8, 16; The State, vi. 181 seq.; The Round Table, i. No. 4).

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