THE PREMIERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 June 1921, Page 5

THE PREMIERS.

HINT OF DISAGREEMENT. •'WHITE AUSTRALIA” OPPOSED. NAVAL DEFENCE CONTROVERSY. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, , Received June 18, 12.50 a.m* London, June 17. Interest in the Imperial conference is quickening. At the Savoy and Cecil Hotels, where the delegations keep to themselves, the leaders are careful to say nothing likely to betray their plans, but without suggesting intrigue there is reason to believe this apparent isolation is not so real. In private it is known that certain feelers have been put out and in one ease at least messages have been exchanged by devious ways. One group is openly opposed to the “white Australia” policy and another would block discussion on naval defence in the Pacific if it could, while a third cannot understand the Australian view in regard to the renewal of the AngloJapanese alliance. However, these preliminary skirmishes ip the dark are not regarded as indicating any settled policy or unoffical agreements and at the conference each Premier will depend upon force of argument rather than upon finesse to win his case.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.