DOMINIONS' VOICE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 10163, 18 July 1924, Page 5

DOMINIONS' VOICE

INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE

REPRESENTATION QUESTION.

VOTING STRENGTH OF EMPIRE

(Per Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 11.35 a.m ) V LONDON, July 17. It is understood the difficulty respecting the Dominions' representation at the Allied Conference arises from arranging a compromise acceptable to the Dominions without evoking protests from France and other Allies who are opposed to each Dominion being separately represented, giving the British Empire six votes on contentious matters. The Dominions are reluctant to surrender separate representation given at Versailles, especially as the present Conference is the outcome of the Versailles Treaty. (Received This Day, 11.5 a.m.) LONDON, July 17. The Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, and South Afrjcan High Commissioners conferred with Mr J. i± lhonias this morning in reference to the Allied Conference, but it is stated nothing was settled pending the arrival of fresh information from Canada.

QUESTION OF DETAIL. LONDON, July 16. There was no second plenary session of the inter-Allied Confernce to-day, and there will probably not be another, until the three commissions dealing with various controversial questions ot detail present their reports These commissions, which _ sat for about two hours in the evening, are dealing with the authority of the Reparations Commission, and with the question of security for investors and bond holders. ... France and Britain are uniting to secure the presence of an American , on the Reparations Commission, in case of Germany's default. j

CANADA REPRESENTED. LONDON, July 17. Senator Belcourt has arrived, and will represent Canada as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister of Plenipotentiary at the inter-Allied Conference.