DOMINIONS CONFERENCE

Evening Star, Issue 18736, 11 September 1924, Page 9

DOMINIONS CONFERENCE

IRELAND HOLDING BACK. Press Association—By Telegraph—Co^/rghi, LONDON, September 10. (Received September 11, at 10.35 a.m.) Ireland is delaying the* Dominions Conference. Every dominion has accepted Mr J. H. Thomas’s invitation except the Irish Free State. Australia and Now Zealand are agreeable to October or November, preferably October. South Africa suggests February, while Canada and Newfoundland are agreeable to any time, because they are within easy distance of London The reason of the Free State’s hesitancy is that it is more immediately concerned with the boundary question, pending the decision of which it does not favor participation in Interimperial affairs. The Colonial Office strongly emphasises that the purpose of the comeronce is only consultative, and is restricted solely to foreign affairs and the preparing of the basis of a report to be presented to the next imperial Conference, probably in 1025. Pending unanimous acceptance, the Colonial Office is deferring preparation of the agenda.—A. and N.Z. Cable.