IMPERIAL DEFENCE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2134, 28 April 1914, Page 5

IMPERIAL DEFENCE

PROPOSAL FOR BRKANNIC : . CONFERENCE Br 'IVjJctrraph-I'ress Association—Coprritflrt "Times'* cfld BiJpcy "gull" BiTtkta. London) Apri 26. Sir John M'Coll, Tasmanian AgentGeneral, in a letter deploring what he considers to bo a prevailing ' general apathy respecting the Empire, suggests that m addition to the Imperial l'roiniers' Ooriteroiice, Mr. Asquith should, for tjjo saroo year, arrange a convention consisting of tho leaders -of all Governments, Oppositions, aitd other important political parties within tho Empire, w arrange ioi- a. United Empire Pefenco Coaviiitkm to sit, in private and submit its conclusions to tho neopfo of the different parts of tho Empire, it being understood that any portion standing out should licit he entitled to demand tho protection which would otherwiso ha its right.

IMPERIAL QUiBBUNC. SHARP COMMENT BY THE "TIMES." •"Times" emi Syftnov "Son" Berrdc**. (Rec. April 27, 6.30 p.m.) London, April 27. The 'Tißie«," in a leading article on tho subject of "Imperial Defence," says that th* Imperial Government "seems to be singularly unfortunate at present in its dealings "with Australia, and .New Zealand. A number of tho most iiijpo:rtaiit questions are aader discussion, and on cafih of them constant misunderstanding and perplexities keep arising out of quibbles." Tho "Times" adds, regarding the promised naval _ conference, that tho promise "is not likely to make a favours bio impression, in. the Bominions concoircictl."