THE EMPIRE.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18148, 11 August 1924, Page 9

THE EMPIRE.

FOREIGN POLICY. OCTOBER CONFERENCE. CANADIAN PRKM!E:!\< VIEW.*. tut cable -rr.tsp *.w-;iTT'-uvstsaija:: :f 2. e\:*.r. . OITAWA. Ang-sl ? The (iirvcrr.rner* ;»-ri{rhi .vlTi«r : the C'.donia! jvv rotary. M<- . f . H. Thomas, tli.it .-taniij c appoint delegates to th" ConfrttrK* London next autumn to find 11 b»ri» f>r the future 01 the ietelgi f*n' iev of the Km pin l . 1!>" I'r.ii.r Mtr.wter, Mr h?i<> Kin,:. sani that s? the Conference was livid. v ".T.stJ.r !>..: • durand, the Government in tfc» Senate, and tiio Minister < f I vf«; Mr MaeDonald, would pr-.Uuir.r ropfseufc Canada. M ill v/ottM lx> ir. Karap#* in Sente'nbor to attend the M Nations' Council. Tho Cunadiaa G ivcrnrjeut the rijibt to iippoinfc its dekgtt **, Stated Mr King, in answering 8 a* to whether he favoured sending Uv*» loaders of the Opposition to fimpirfl Conferences. The Cmferefteo on<l#r discussion was a preliminar- o&ff dbl not demand the attendance of Government leaden.. His KitiSKd* to the question was ihat, sine** th* Gr;eniment must be rcxpomiHo far tho policy adopted, nml tho faufof of tiie Opposition must performs r<m*tra Ins richt to criticise such a poVwj, w useful purpose would be sirred by tin* attendance of lenders of th»> Opposition at formal Finpire C>.niVrencir«. Mr King swd that in th« coramonieaticiii which Hritain had ;*>Tst to tf»*» Dominions it was not thought able to revive the ides of e cnMtttntionoJ conference, or to call a •ptfriaf meeting; cf the Imperial (tjnfweiiw. The purpose expre»setl vu i«©M» consider tho difficulties RKt witli ia consultations and negotiations on questions' of foreign policy, nad tfc® ftfeeenting of a report as s basis far farther discussion.