THE CONFERENCE

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18129, 19 July 1924, Page 13

THE CONFERENCE

I DOMINIONS' STATUS. ! ! PROBLEM OF REPRESENTAj TION. i i (BY CABLB— PHESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT) •JUiUTBB'S TELEO*AI«.) ; (Received July 18th, 9 p.m.) i LONDON, July 1". Although the form in which the various Dominions will be represented at the Allied Conference has net yet been determined, the probability is that if the Empire is represented by three j delegates one of them will attend as representing the Dominions, but not necessarily the same person on each occasion. Mr Thomas (Secretary of State for the Colonies) attended yesterday's sitting in view of the fact that the question of direct Dominion representation ;ras then pending. LONDON, July 17. The Australian. Canadian, New Zealand and South African High Commissioners conferred with Mr Thomas. (Secretary of State for the Colonies) this morning in reference to the Allied Conference, but it is stated that nothing has been settled, pending the arrival of fresh information from Canada. > THE CANADIAN DELEGATE. (AUSTRALIAN AND ' K.Z. CABLB ASSOCIATICX) (Received July 18th, 8.30 p.m.) OTTAWA, July 17. Senator Belcourt will attend the inter-Allied Conference as a member of the British Empire delegation. ALLIES' VIEWPOINT. (Sidney "Suh" Skbyice.) LONDON, July 17. It is believed the difficulty respectling the Dominions' representation at the Allied Conference wises from arranging a compromise acceptable to the without evoking protests from France and other Allies, who are opposed to each Dominion being separately represented, thus giving the British Empire six votes on contentious matters. " The Dominions are reluctant to surrender the separate representation given at Versailles, especially as the present conference is an outcome of the Treaty of Versailles. OFFICIAL REPORT. DINNER TO DELEGATES. (AU6TBAIJAN AND X.Z. CABLE ABSOCXATtO*^ (Received July 18th, 9 p.m.) LONDON, July 17. An official communique with reference to tho inter-Allied Conference says:— * The' work was continued to-day by committees. The firßt committee met at the Foreign Office under the chairmanship of Mr Snowden; the third sat under the chairmanship of Sir Robert Kindersley. The second committee sits jco-morrow under the chairmanship oi Mr Thomas.

The Government gave a dinner to the Conference delegates. Mr MacDonald presided, and the company included the High Commissioners for Australia, South Africa. New Zealand, the Irish Free State, and India.