A NEW DEPARTURE. THE CANADIAN AGREEMENT.
HOW IT AFFECTS THE EMPIRE, COMMENT BY THE TIMES. Bj Telegraph.— Press Association.-— Copyright (Received January 31, 8.10 a.m.) LONDON, 30th January. The Times states that the Duke of , Connaught, the newly-appointed Gover- , nor-General of Canada, will reach the Dominion at a period of profound significance. "It is not the Canadian attitude on the tariff question which has changed," says the journal, "and we should be the last to believe that the acceptance of : the American terms implies any weaken- ■ ing of allegiance to the British Empire. ' It does, nevertheless, undoubtedly involve so profound a modification of con- ■ "I?™?. t£ at the basis of Imperial consolidation, both in matters of trade and > matters of policy, must be reconsidered i anew. "Canada's problem, in the event of the agreement coming into force, is to see that she accepts no immediate gains trom a pohev qt Ccntinentalism which may ultimately impair her moral equilibrium and self-command. The Duke of Connaught is weii-fitted to discharge his high duties. The new Governor-General will talce, and will help his advisers to take, a far-seeing view of the passing conditions fn which that policy is framed. " J
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19110131.2.74
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 25, 31 January 1911, Page 7
Word Count
197A NEW DEPARTURE. THE CANADIAN AGREEMENT. Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 25, 31 January 1911, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.