IMPERIAL DELEGATES IN SESSION

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 228, 14 June 1918, Page 6

IMPERIAL DELEGATES IN SESSION

. ■ « PACIFIC ISLANDS RESERVED FOR WAR CABINET •■ ■ ■ i ' DOMINIONS' SHARE OP KESPONSIBILITY ' (Reo. June ~U, 1.20 a.m.) London, June 12. The agenda list for the Imperial Con--1 ference promises to be a lengthy one. It will include ninny economic subjects, but will not include the Pacific Islands .question; which the War Cabinet will ■ discuss as a wav question. Mr.' Alassey (N(hv Zealand) emphasises . the fact that tho Dominion representatives share equal responsibility with the members of Iho British Cabinet for tho conduct of the ■ war during their visit. . Although tho Dominions nro permitted two voices tliej have only one vote* as ■ the Government officially recognises only tho Prime Ministers. Sir Joseph Ward, speaking at the In-tor-Allied Coi.ference, said that it wns encouraging to hear Mr. Balfour advocate inter-Imperial and Allied after-war commercial co-operation. ' Such action ehonld have been taken years ago, because the Germans' peaceful penetration had been of valuable assistance in tha 1 preparations fov the war. Britain and the pomiiiions were determined not to permit a recurrence of that. The Allies' mastery of the seas waa enabling them : to control the German plans, whatever ': happened on land.—United Service. I .-• THE QUESTION OF CENTIIALISA,- ! ■ / . TION. !/ . (Hoc. June 1,3/8.15 p.m..) !' ' London, June 12. j The "Manchester Guardian" says: "Bxj. cent as regards the war, there are vo signs of any Empire-wide common mind concerning any great question since the i: last Imperial Conference. It is doubt- [ nil wiieaier tho idea of centralisa'ao?i ', : tneu, implanted is at present capable of i; any important development. , '—lhiited j- Service. . , I ■ '