DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMPIRE

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1466, 14 June 1912, Page 5

DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMPIRE

J | COLONIAL INSTITUTE' APPEAL. . i 'By l Tefcgrapti— Press Associßiipn>-CppyrlEht I . London, J;ni') 12. I Oiling to .tho apathetic re§j)'onso. for: .funds, tjift .Empiiw Trade, and Industries ■i XJommittea of the Royal; Colonial liis'titiito ■j has. ine'iiipi'iaiiscd : the Eiiipiro Trade Coin- | ■[■.mission.; urging tho' establislini'e'n.t' of aii.; j Thnpirb xlpvelonment ■ fund on the . lines ! ■ prppbsed by Australia.: at She. 1007 Con-1 : fcrencc. Tho cbinm.itte.p' suggests 'that iany flifli-' ; culty with, regard to 'the apportionment of tho fund could I* ovtreome by leaving ■' eaeii Dpminion frco to vote what it : pleases,. Probably, it thinks, Canada, New '' Zealand, and the •TJnite.d'. Kingdom, -might ■ ■ readily vote nip'.iey {■> facilitate coiumiir.i■'|:jcaiibh toy. tho Atlantic;. . 1-ar'fic, and I Panama route, while tlio Commonwealth .[.and New Zealand niig.li.fc CQutribiitp witli ' a' view tp reducing tlib Stipz. Cijn'a.l .due's., f The scheme might lead to subsidised mail • ser-vice.s, arraiigcil jointly with it- y&w tp ccohoi'.'.y and corordination. IN FIFTY TEARS' TIME. (Roc. Juno 13,- 11 p.m.) London, Juno 13. Sir. Faster, .Canadian. Minister tor Commerce, in addres-ing the Rpyal ('.'plpiiial Institute,, -said -thit.t if tlie .'Dpnuri'ib.hs cofl- ■' 't.ihuetl to increase,'iyitliiii the next fifty years -tlie.r'e 'would IkS. a gi:e'at alteration iu:! Uio relative positions of Iho heart. Pf tlio' ; Empire, and. tho putlying parts. 'I he Emnire's mission couli! only Ijo fiilfille'd' ■by fco-bp'gra.tibn. li'iid tho. calling to i.t.'s; ■ 'cpiin.ciis p'f tho tobs.t oxpeiri'.enpo and wisd'oni. : in tlia iCh'iiiire. THE. PiiOPOSAI. OF 1007. ' At tlio iinne'r.'ial Conference P.i" May.; '■ 1007, Mr. Be.ikin. Uu'ii Priiuo >iinifter , of Australia, m.o'vcri: "This coiiferehcp ; recommends that- iiv order io. p'royidp ::j funds for developing trade', cp'in.merc.e, tlio . ■■meaiis b'f 1 cttm'nVuni.catibit-, . iin'it tho-r- of 1 ti\i;n.{p.b'rt w-iT'iim tlio Empire, a 'diify of ' ; one; per ceii'ii upon, all .foreign i'm'-ppfts. 1 sh all, bo lqvi.eil, pr aii e.riuiraien't . c'piit.rir bi:tion bp made bv each of its l.egisla- ( <ures. After consultation be.twe.cn their j represont-.itives in epnieieuie. the cpn'i- ■ hiSii fund shall be devoted iij co-opera- •' tiv,/ piyij'ects a.;i!;iovi'd by the Legisia, I furcs iilfcctei'. v.itii ilie gpue.ral pnrpa.-e of I ] fo.s.t.eiing the. .iiid.ii.stri:a.] alVaifs of t|;e. .Em> j, pi'r.c so: iis to promote its growth anil' ■. •, ■iiiiity,". Mr. LlbyiKG'ebr'g.Oi t : .lie L'fes.'i'i'eiit, | of: the Board (if Trade, iii crifisdsing i.he j (i jirPpoSaJ, sai.il. it: iiieaiif, ujiou t-lie |ii:e's'e.iit. P iiiisis of Brili-h li-cal policy, a ('c.nTii- | j baiion of .1M,51W.p,.:a by the .Mothe:-l:iiir[ ! ■aS; against tOUI.O't-O b.y ilie sail'-gaverniii.-; | e.o'l'piiies;. "I do iio.t; I iii ale tlie tiling is j ' ivfirkablp fbii a iiKinien!-.."' iio-"iiil'i.i'p's.l:. ' Sir ' I; Will:iii 1,?.',ir, : !-: : s.aid- 'hal a jm'- :;<-.,ii -ju | \ t-li'e li'iies of Mr. PeOlciii's. Iv.all: br?-ii be'- s ■fo.re. tlie. Bri.tisli liiii.p.ij.'e. for s.oiii.e- l'S.vea.fs rind, liiid .not c.oiiiiii'emlftl. xtsoli'; -so, ' K far' as- !hp fcirpii;,. j.o -a-ny onf> of (ht; cam-: PPiient. 'parts ~t tlie Km oil .-, 'fjfi! .li, i-ph F vV'ai'd sym-pa-fch.isod w'iii'i'.M : i : -. P.ealirit's .o'.fi- t 1 i-'CI. fall' thWlglit file p.l'ii.|):.:'s'a'l. AvolliliC j; have m i'.iijui'io.ils e.'jl'i'.si, -fbit-ifferabli'- & .discussion l-ook' place on. t/lie iii.tiiiioii -\riii.vli was .-i;tuaHy ilioiipeil. j: