A COUNCIL OF EMPIRE
■v MR. BIASSEY; INTERVIEWED Matter should not be ■ DELAYED (Rec. December 10, '5.5 p.m.) , ir -iir t, London, December 9. t«™ V?* Mse y a>rime Minister ■«r Wow Zealand), interviewed as to his Wewa on the question of an Empire Uounoil, said that' this would' help to develop the political and economic witty of the Empire.- Tiio creation of an Imperial Parliament, would! toko yeai-s s ''We cannot afford to wait for closer union, and we should no longer he the eport of party;politioians. TJie Empire Uounoil .should-.be composed of the Ministers, of the;- Grown in Great Britain and the Dominions, An Imperial Conference.; should be held to deoide its oonstitntion/ f subject to ratification by Jth'6 various: Parliaments; Tho holding bf this conference'should not bo delayed., : The admisßion of the. Domjnions 1 statesmen at a meeting of the Imperial Cabinet was a gjeat point gained. It faust be .clearly.understood that the dominions will not accept any restrictions ; of; their, reptesentative advisory bpacityj,"— l< The Times.".
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2951, 11 December 1916, Page 6
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