CANADIAN INTERESTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 195, 13 May 1920, Page 5

CANADIAN INTERESTS

3 MORE COMPLETE REPRESENTATION MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY TO UNITED STATES , , By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright' (Rec. May 12, 7.30 p.m.) London, May 11. Mr. Bonar Law, speaking in the House of Commons, enicl the British and Canadian Governments had arranged to provido for more complete representation of Canadian interests than hitherto. Accordingly it had been agreed, on. His Majesty's advice, that the Canadian Ministers • should appoint a Minister plenipotentiary to the United States who would have charge of Canadian affairs. The Minister would be instructed to report direct td the Canadian Government, and in the absence of an Ambassador, the Canadian Minister would talce charge of the whole Embassy, looking after Imperial as well as Canadian interests. He would be accredited to the President by 1 His Majesty, with necessary powers for that purpose. i ■ . Mr. Bonar Law added that this arrangement would not denote any departure either by the British or the Canadian Government from the Drinciplo of diplomatic unity of the British Empire. The need for this important step had been realised by those Governments for some time. There had be£n direct communication between Washington and Ottawa for s<Sme yedrs, but. the constantly increasing importance of Canadiai interests in the United States made it apparent that Canada should be represented th'er6 distinctively. In view of the peouliarly close relations that had always existed between the peoples of the .United States and Canada it was confidently 1 expected that the new step would have the very desirable results of maintaining and strengthening the friendly relations and co-opera-tion bstween tlie Empire and_ the Ufiited States.—lmperial News Service.;