STATUS OF DOMINIONS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1752, 17 May 1913, Page 5

STATUS OF DOMINIONS.

A FORCIBLE LECTURE,

MUST STAND OR FALL TOGETHER. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Rec. May 10, 11.30 p.m.) London, May 16. The Rev. Thomas Lawrence, the wellknown authority on international law, in a lecture at King's College, Cambridge, I on. "Tho Colonies in International strenuously opposed the "in-and-out' character of tho Empire theory as sometimes laid down, and contended that the Dominion proclaiming that it could declare itself neutral in war time should bo compelled to enforce its neutrality against the Motherland, and not allow tho passago of British "troops through its territory, and also not permit British ships to use its harbours. No Power at war with England, tho lecturer 6aid, would forgo the right 'to consider tho whole Empire as an enemy and attack or capture whero it pleased. Tho Rev. Mr. Lawrence concluded that .the Empiro must Stand or fall together, and emphasising the fact that while tho Dominions wero allowed to arrange cennmercial treaties, tho latter, technically, were mado in the Foreign Office.