THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 6 September 1909, Page 7

THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

A VOUINTARY-ASSOCIATION. pofjiniohs are free to secede. "" 'but .would thevp (By.TeiopraplvPresa *eßoclattop.-OopyrlirM.l ' (Reo, Spptcrahcr S, 6.6 p.m.) Ottawa, September 4, ' ■' .Addressing tho 'National Club at' Toronto, ' " 1 Admiral Loid Charles BerCßford said: >- ■ "If the Imperial Government interfere!i J , with tho Dominions In any'way'in tho con-' j % tro! ar administration pf defence, it -.will ■~ placo Iho Pominiops in a'Subordinate posi; \ ( tipn in which'they ought not to be. , "It is thought there may Jjo'eamo-diuigej-j- , of the Dominions declaring, themselves, jn-j v ,. dopendent. Veil, if they did, who is going | ■to opposo them? You don't suppose the* | ! Old Country wjjl do itf ' J ; ''It''would ho regrettable if-tbo Dominions ] declared their independence,' yet they have j j a perfect]right to ,dp bo. But Ido not| 'j bel'iovo there'ik apy' shadow of a chance of. J their doing so." ; t i ARE LOCAL FLEETS PRACTICABLE? j j " .ONE NAVy, ONE OONTKOL. , ../ j, >! Ottawa, September 3. . 1 Sir Joseph Ward (who at Ibo Jmpe'ripl 3 Defcnco CoL'ferpnco stood firm for pn w 1 .J divided Imperial Navy, but 'wive out-yoted) 1" j stated in an, interview at Montreal that he j j believed nil tlie Dominions would ultimately ' 5 agree on tbo (etablishmsnt. of one Vv/y, jui* j dor Olio conUol, einba local npvicp m¥ - , prove impractjcaWe. ~ •• , \