MOTHER COUNTRY.
(THE IMPERIAL WAR CABINET. S®FJCXA!L STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT. • THBEXEERIMENT A SUCCESS. Renter Service. Seceived May 18, 5.5 p.m. London, May 17. _ li : the House of Commons Mr. Lloyd said that he desired to report to the House thevery important step taken in connection with the recent Imperial Cabinet. It was desirable that Parliament should officially be acquainted with anevent which constituted a land Mark in the constitutional history of the British Empire. He outlined the events that led "up to and the proceedings at the meetings, stating that the decisions reached would enable ns to prosecute i the yrfrT with increased unity and vigor, bad they should also be of the greatest Value when the negotiations for peace were discussed. The iresh minds and new viewpoints of the Government's colleagues brought to bear on the problems had been of immense ieip for the Government concerned. They could with - confidence that the experiment was - » =cotaplet& success. The Imperial War Cabinet had been unanimous, and it had been of such service, not only to its members, but to the Empire, tuat it oilght not to be allowed to fall into deBbetude. He hoped that tn annual meeting would be agreed upon and become au accepted convention of the British constitution. After referring to the Council's func-
tions, Mr. Llbyd George said it was not
attempted to settle what constitutional ' developments might be evolved on the question of perfecting the mechanism for considering Imperial and foreign affairs between the autonomous nations of the Imperial Commonwealth, that being reserved for a special conference, which is ; to be summoned as soon as possible after the war to re-adjust the constitutional relations of the Empire. He believed the proposal to perpetuate the Impenal Cabinet, including India, wjuM teommend itself to all the nations ot lie Empire.
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