CANADA'S STATUS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18725, 23 June 1926, Page 11

CANADA'S STATUS.

INTERNATIONAL AND IMPERIAL. MOTION IS PARLIA3IENT. (BT CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION— COttßiO&i.) (REtnxtt's tBLEOKAiIa.) (Received June L'2nd, 5.5 p.m.) OTTAWA, June 21. Canada's international status and ht;r position iu the Empire was brought up in the House of Commons on Monday, on the motion of the Prime Minister, Mr W. Mackenzie King, who asked approval of the principle "that before his Majesty's Canadian Ministers advise the ratification of a treaty or convention affecting Canada, or signify acceptance of any treaty, convention or agreement involving military or economic sanctions, the approval of the Parliament of Canada be secured." Tlie Prime Minister hoped that the House would give its approval to the motion, which had been brought for* ward at this time because the Imperial Conference had been called to meet in October. MOTION CARRIED. (AUSTRALIAN AND K.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received June 22nd, 7.25 p.m.) OTTAWA, June 21. "Wo etahd first and foremost find always for the approval of the Parliament of Canada, the Prime Minister declared in stating the policy of the Government in regard to the ratification of treaties involving military and economic sanctions. "By consulting Parliament on great questions," he said, "we shall maintain, without the possibility Of a division or difference, relations between the different parts of the Great Empire. We shall bo ible to further in the most effective way unity within our own country, and unity within the British Empire itself. The Prime Minister intimated that tho Locarno Treaties would be Under discussion at tho nest Imperial Conference, tip to- the present, Canada had not signified her acceptance of the agreements, nor would she until after the conference. Parliament would bo asked to approve of the acceptance of the Locarno Pact before Canada became a party to it. Mr King's motion 6n Canada's international statu? and that within the Empire was approved without a division,