THE IMPERIAL ROUND TABLE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 229, 15 June 1918, Page 8

THE IMPERIAL ROUND TABLE

i: PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS

ADDRESSES OF OVERSEA

STATESMEN

! „,, ' London, Juno 12. I , . The President of the Imperial ConferI . . ence (Mr. Walter Long) outlined tho proI. gramme of work for-the ' Conference, !■'-■■ 7 lr. ""?* «s-important as that of tho i; tost Conference, whose resolutions would '■ come up for rov'aw. !v Hi\ -Mnssey, Sir Robert Borden, Gen- !'■'■ eal smuts, Mr. Lloyd George, ami Mr '-;. • B s!f our addressed the.Conference. The ( first resolution was tho asourance 1;... . tof the Empire's loyally. ' ;■ The Indian representatives have arriv- !'•"■■' mVi ' ' ne Australians have not.—Aus- |. N./i. Cable Assn. V . (Eec. Juno U, 5.5 p.m.) !'.-■■'■= „, London, June 13. l ... -The overseas delegates participated in ;. ; the business of Ihe War Cabinet to-day. j . The -.Cabinet meet again to-morrow. I ' }^ T - Massey has had a long interview j with the Controller of Shipping on mat- :; ters connected with New Zealand trade' I Sir Georie Perley (Minister of the ;.-, , Overseas Military I'orces of Canada) en- | tertained the delegates at dinner at tho I. . Marlborough Club.- The guests includ- !:■•' -ed the Duke of Connaught Mr. Lloyd George, members of tho Cabinet, mem-1 j'-. bers of the General Staff, Mr. Andrew ; ■ lisher, and Sir Thomas ■ Mackenzie.— ;: . Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. I . A-DINNER FUNCTION. 1 „, _' London, June 13. I - . The Benchers of the Middle Temple i . .- have invited the Overseas Premiers to i;;-.'. meet Mr. Lloyd George at dinner on Sat- !. urday .-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.. J THE GERMAN COLONIES ; NEWSPAPER COMMENT. i (Eec. June 15, 1.20 a.m.) ;-.- London, June 13. i 1 The "Pall Mall Gazette" states that ; . the Imperial Conference is considering ; . the.disposal of the.German colonies after i.' the war. The paper says it cannot I 'imagine the Allies handing back millions ' of coloured people to a Government '■ ' ' which massacred, tortured, and enslaved j:. them. Mr. Hughes, in a speech to , the '■ Pilgrims.at New York, suggested another !■., aspect when he asked the Americans to ! apply a doctrine similar to the Monroe ; Doctrine-jto the Pacific Archipelago. The j ! need for'protection of civilised and nai tive-communities in the Pacific-was in- ' , finitely greater in our time than when ,•■■;■ X'the Monroe Doctrine was formulated. ' ■■; The Aushalian and New Zealand island ; groups required peace to develop their 1 life , and ■ commerce. German •' influence i had been proved an enemy to the.rights | : , and well-being of other people. The ie- ( introdnction of the German flag into the ! Pacific -would be like.tho reintrqduction ! ; of a poisonous snake. It was obvious the I'■ . Dominions have the right to veto such a .' '''■■ crime, againet their future.—-Aus.-N.Z. \'. Cable Assn. ! ■ FRENCH TEIBTJTE TO THE D05IIS- ;:, '• .-. ...- lONS. i (Rec. June 14, 7.55 p.m.) ; : ; ; , ■ Paris, June 13. i. r The newspaper ."Eclair," commenting I on the nieetin? of the Imperial War Cab- '■-. inet, eays:—"Everyone in Prance apprcci- ] ! .-' ates the heroism and devoted assistance ;■■-■ which the British.colonies have given us ; :; in the war. The French people will ocI cordingly unanimouslv approve of such ; I new measures as may be adopted with : . a view to giving further force to the imi portance of this assistance."—Beater.