THE COLONIAL OFFICE.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17419, 1 April 1922, Page 11

THE COLONIAL OFFICE.

TREATMENT OF DOMINION OFFICIALS. STATEMENT BY SIR JAMES ALLEN. {By C*bl«— Prea» A»oci«,tlo-(—Copyriffht.) (Auttr&UiS uid N.~. Cable Aseoci&tioa.* LONDON, March 30. It is common knowledge in official circles that Australian representatives in London receive treatment by certain officials of tho Colonial Office which is greatly, resented. "I do not know whether he is a fool or something else," said ono AgentGeneral, commenting on one official, "but he is certainly most unsuitable to deal with representatives of the Dominions."

Sir James Allen (High Commissioner for New Zealand) goes beyond the criticisms of officialdom, and opens the wider question of the Ministerial attitude in the following statement under his own name:— "It will bo most disastrous if it comes about that British Ministers should find themselves so occupied with other matters that they cannot give sonio attention to Dominion needs. The present position is not satisfactory. I am most willing to makes every excuse for the extraordinary conditions prevailing now. After all, tho Empire can only hang together by mutual goodwill, which must be shown by everybody." Sir James is determined to press the matV>r to the utmost limit if the remedy is not otherwise achievable. No surprise will be caused if the matter is specially referred personally to Mr Lloyd George.