CANADA AND THE EMPIRE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 66, 5 August 1912, Page 5

CANADA AND THE EMPIRE

the question of reciprocity. MR. BONAR LAW AND Mil. BORDEN. By Cable—Press Assoviation—Copyright. Received 4, 5.5 p.m. Loudon, August 3. Mr. Ronar Law, spiaking at the Carlton Club and proposing the toast of the "Canadian Guests," said that the Motherland and ber guests shared the Defence Conunitee'e deliberations. They were well awane that the situation was serious, but the pressure from without would tend to weld the pans of the Empire doser. Germany's growth during the last generation in population, wealth and power, contrasted with that of the United Kingdom, showed that if they kad reiied on the resources of these ißlanda alone the time would soon come when H would be impo—ible to bra r the burden of supremacy, which was necessary to their national existence. Bui the Empire contained far greater resources than any other. There must be co-operation within the Empire, both in war time and in peace. Therefore the Unionists advocated Imperial preference. Tliat, unfortunately, was a party question in tlie Motherland, but was not so in Canada and in the other self-govern-ing colonics and Dominions. Every Prime Minister in those Dominions represented all parties at the conference. He urged the Motherland to adopt the principle of enabling one portion of the Empire to treat other portions on better terms than the rest of the world. The bulk of the people of the Motherland looked for the Imperial Parliament to xh&re the responsibility and glory of the government of the Empire. That time was not far distant.

Mt. Borden, responding, said that tlie Dominions wire prepared to share the work erf securely binding the Empire and thus preserving a great force in the cause of humanity, justice and ponce throughout the world. The Canadians were jealous of their own fiscal independence. They did not presume to interfere and make suggestions of domestic or fiscaj concern in any part of the Empire, but. subject to that qualification, they always held to an ideal of commercial co-operation in .nil parte of the Empire. His colleagues and himself hoped shortly to announce the result •f their deliberations. making for the strengthening of the Empire and the advancement of Mr. Bonar Law's great ideal of organisation. A NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP. London, August 2. Mr. Hazen, Minirter of Marine for Canada, in a speech at the National Liberal Club, said the time was coming when the terms of partnership must be settler! if the intrgritv of the Empire was to l>e preservtd. If Canada was t-o l»e content as <1 part of the Empire she should have a voice in the control of the Empire and its foreign affairs. It was tho duty of the - statesmen of Britain and the Dominions to call a conclave to work out the term* of partnership whereby the daughters would have e<|iial management of their mother's household.