NOT TO BE DRAWN.
An attempt was made to "draw" the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives on Thursday, concerning the subjects to be discussed at the forthcoming Imperial Conference. Sir Joseph Ward maintained what might be termed in diplomatic circles "discreet silence" on the subject. He said, in effect, tbrt whoever represented the Dominion—and be knows pretty well that "whoever" is another word for Sir Joseph Wardwould have free hand on all matters of an Imperial character. The Parliament of this country is quite a secondary affair. It is supposed to have no opinions upon imperial questions, and, if it has, it lias no right to express them. Sir Joseph has opinions of his own, and they are quite above anything that could be conceived by the rank and file of Parliament. The Prime Minister will not go Home as a "delegate." He will go as an "ambassador," and sneh trifles as tariff reform and reciprocities will be dealt with as he thinks proper.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10142, 12 November 1910, Page 4
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166NOT TO BE DRAWN. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10142, 12 November 1910, Page 4
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