THE TIES OF EMPIRE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1510, 5 August 1912, Page 5

THE TIES OF EMPIRE.

« SPEECH BY MR. BONAR LAWTARIFF REFORM AND THE DOMINIONS, CO-OPERATION URGEDBy TelcsraDli—Press Association—CoDymilt (Rec, August 4, 5.5 p.m.) i London, August 4. Mr. Bonar Law, at the Carlton Club, in proposing the toast of the Canadian Ministerial guests, said the Motherland and their guests had shared in tho Imperial Defence Committee's deliberations. Ho was well awnro that the situation was serious, but pressure from without tended to weld the parts of the Empire closer. Germany's growth during the last generation in population, wealth, and power when contrasted with the United Kingdom's, showed that if they had relied on the resources of these islands alone, the time would soon have come when it would be impossible to bear the burden of a supreme navy, which was necessary to national existence. But tho Empire contained far greater resources than any other. There must be co-operation within the Empire both in war time and in peace, and therefore tho Unionists! advocated Imperial preference. That, unfortunately, was a parly question in tho Motherland, but it was not so in Canada and tho other self-governing Dominions. Every Premier of those Dominions, representing all parties at. the Imperial Conferences had urged the Motherland to adopt the principle of enabling ono portion of the Empire to treat other portions on better terms than the rest of the world. ■ The bulk of the people of tho Motherland looked for an Imperial Parliament to share the responsibility and glory of governing the Empire and its establishment was not far distant. Mr. Borden, Prime Minister of Canada, in responding, said tho Dominions were prepared to share the work of securely binding the Empire, and thus preserving a great force in the cause of humanity, justice, and peace throughout the world. The Canadian was jealous of his own fiscal independence, and did not presume to interfere or make suggestions of domestic fiscal concern in any part of the Empire. Buty subject to that qualification, ho always held to the ideal of the commercial co-operation of all parts of the Empire. His colleagues and ho hoped shortly to announce tho result of their deliberations in England which had been making for the strengthening of the Empire and the advancement of Mr. Bonar'i Law's great ideal organisation. i "QALL US TO YOUR COUNCILS." CONTROL OF IMPERIAL AFFAIRS. London, August 2. i Mr. Hazen, Canadian Minister for Marine and Fisheries, in speaking at the National Liberal Club, said the time was coining when tho terms of partnership must be settled if tho integrity of th< Empire was to bo preserved. If Canada was to continue a part of the Empire she should have a voice in the control of the Empire and its foreign affairs. ■ It was, he- said, tho duty of statesmen :: ,in; Great Britain and tho Dominion to , call a cohclavo to work out the" term; . of partnership whereby tho daughter; ' would have an equal share in the management of the mother's household with i the mother. > POLITICAL TOURISTS. MANY VISITORS TO CANADA. (Rec. August 4, 5.5. p.m.) [ ' London, August 4. [ The Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, will . be unable to accept the invitation to visil 3 Canada. '> Mr. Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Colonel Seely, Secretary for War, have been invited to make a visil to Canada, and numerous members oi the House of Commons' will also be unofficially visiting Canada during the recess in connection with the navy question. 1 A JOINT NAVY LOAN, I DOMINIONS AND MOTHERLAND, i (R«c. August 4, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 4. The "Spectator" suggests that a larg< navy loan should be raised under the joint guarantee of Great Britain and the Dominions. SOUTH AFRICA'S CONTRIBUTION. AN INCREASE UNLIKELY. . (Rec. August 4, 5.5 p.m.) I London, August 4. , Sir David Graaf,- Postmaster-General oi ' South Africa, interviewed on departing for South Africa, said he did not doubl that the South African naval contribution would be increased.