DOMINIONS’ STATUS

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 May 1928, Page 5

DOMINIONS’ STATUS

CANADIAN DISCUSSION

(Australian Press Association.) (By Cable—Press Assn—Copyright.)

OTTAWA, May 28

The whole question of Imperial relations was raised in the Canadian House of Commons by Mr Bourassa, when he moved an amendment in Supply on External Affairs. Mr Bourassa said he regretted that proper steps had not been taken to give full effect in both the Dominion’s domestic and its external affairs Io the equality of status that was acknowledged by the Imperial Conference to be the fundamental principle of the relations between the British Dominions. Ho laid stress on the importance of Canada not assuming moral obligations in international affairs.

The Premier (Mr MacKenzie King), held that experience since the Imperial Conference had served to show that the course taken at that Conference was the proper one. The Conservative Party leader, Mr Bennett, said he thought that equality of status was a. high-sounding term, which did not properly represent the situation. There could not be equality unless they had right to make peace or declare war. They must also have the right to amend their constitution. OTTAWA, 'May 29. Mr Bourassa, to-day withdrew the amendment to Supply rtn 'External Affairs.