EMPIRE'S FUTURE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 200, 18 May 1908, Page 7

EMPIRE'S FUTURE.

1 DECAY AND DISSOLUTION. TWO ASSERTIONS AND TWO REPLIES. : WHAT CANADA MAY DO. i . ■ BY TEiECIUrH —rEESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT. W New York, May 15. At meeting ,of the' Canadian Club in Now York, Mr. Justico Longley, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, predicted that Canada would ultimately become an independent State in alliancp with Britain. • The ( British Ambassador (Right ITon. James Brj'oo), who was present, strongly dissented,! and Mr. Justico Longley left tho room. . | EMPIRE DAY. CANiDA AND THE UNION JACK. Ottawa, May .15. Replying to a question in Parliament by Senator • Bomvillc, tho Hon. R. W. Scott, Canadian Secretary of State, said that if, owing to Mr. Asrjuith's recent declaration, the Union 'jack was not flown over English public buildings on Empiro Day, the only effect would be that it would bo flown still more generally 'in Canada. CARDINAL LOGUE. AUSTRALIA REPLIES THROUGH MR. * ! DEAKIN. i Melbourne, May 16. • Tho Federal Premier (Mr. Deakin), .referring to Cardinal Logue's statement in regard to tho decadence of the Empiro, • said tho assertion that Australia was practically- independent was only true so far as that they enjoyed the amplest power of self-govern-ment, which had drawn tho .Mother Country and tho Commonwealth together instead of thrusting them asunder. .

Mr. Deakin; undertook to see that a denial of Cardinal Loguo's statement was cabled to London. ' . A CATHOLIC DISCLAIMER. AUSTRALIAN 'LOYALTY. AMERICAN REPORT DISBELIEVED. " (Rec. May 17, .4.14 p.m.) • . ' Melboiirns, May 17. •Dean Pholan,' addressing ■■ the Catholic Young Men's' Society, said that the . cablegram regarding Cardinal Loguo was a gross imputation against a Prince of tho Church and a prominent Irishman. Taking into consideration tho character of Cardinal Logue, and the character' of tho American Press, peoplo would bo slow to beliovo what they had road. Tho Dean added that .the loyalty of Australia to the Motherland was above and beyond tho enjoying of such a measuro of •Homo Rule as had been referred to. If 'Australians wcro not loyal to tho Einpiro it would bo suicidal to tho race. 1 , COLONIALS IN THE COMMONS. ' A UNIONIST'S,IDEAL. - ' (Rec. May ,li,. 4.14 p in.) i ,t!i , London) May 16.

. /Speaking,.at , ji; Ijanquet, Mr. Walter Long (who was Under-Secretary for Ireland in Sir.' Balfour's Government);.said that lie hoped soon to soo • representatives, of the; .Colonics sitting, in the House of Commons, "in tho interests of the Empire which ; they' have mado as much as ourselves."

' The remarks attributed to His Eininehco Cardinal Loguo by a New York-interviewer aro as follow:—"The colonies. aro restive. Australia to-day is .practically independent, and the trend every moment is more and moro in the direction of absolute rebellion.- , New Zealand is. indifferent. 'Canada' is legislating in a manner showing her desire to conduct her business in her own way. TJhe fires of rebellion have been lighted in India, and men and women have been . hanged for daring to advocate tho doctrine of never-dying freedom'.When England sits alone, tho result of misgovemment, it will be' hor day of reckoning for her' treatment- of the children of Troland."