COLONIAL STATESMEN IN LONDON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 16 April 1907, Page 3

COLONIAL STATESMEN IN LONDON.

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•"rm. i • , Mi~*U./.: .The colonial- .premiers are, visiting - Scotland. .Thej, sent a loyal message ' t $ D £ Edw 5 r d and : Queen: Alexandra at Malta,- and .a: reply: .was- promptly received tha*king.them:' The city - fu 2?. COI ? ted :" tomorrow-: in honour, of ■;•■■ . : t ? e Ifr1 f re ce d °nf of Eonaon id the Premiers »V . »t the Gnildhall. . >~ : . ; - » : : ■'■ : ' u - Th £ British" Empire League has me-moralißed-\the?^Premiers: to secure- some ... . form- of continuity to the Conferences. -' l^-?**?' 'Tiaily "IlewsV declares that the Liberals "are entirely: prepared" to dis- :; cn«s; s at; tHej; Conference: any subject that inay.-'tenflJ'iS* Imperial unity and the V- common- welfare of the colcinies and the ;• MotlieriaiKl. >-;vThe question- of prefer-- - :;enceTrilly|)e-*iroely i .discussed at. the Con- ■■■-. 'Itf?** I*'1 *' be : recbgnised at England -remains a Free ■ - T^^-p^tr^.r Britain alone, among' .••V#» of Europe, admits ■ ; a n*y: ™c- Canada's corn, tho Cape's .... /^roie,,. Australia's niuttonV If the "colo- v •:: iZ^^m;}*?*™* i to. retaliate , on oth-:^^-i»{u«!»;:of Euxope" by-admitting) -in ;... ': :tiJ?W>» ■ English goods- free*, or with' : ■■' '■: "~y er oxAji ■■: we shall acceptisuch "con- i f '"' HwaS**"'? v:with gratitude; :but -: shall •■"■: '■ 1 ;~fW8W& de o>ana nor solicit sucH conces::;lS^i.??ch v^ ny -must ■ choose- the ..•- v^S^W 1 *•*." suited to its own interests i-^S^S^®™* 111 *° a strong demand for -.';.■; --'^Wg-vr; Permanent • orpnisatiori in ths ■; :!s^*, o^ tk e Empire for the purpose ■■ . ;;;«lr«msultation, and that most Liberal^' :;; /IWc. favorably at'it. . ' , ■- '■'• 'i " Dl^y : Chronicle*;' says : that, van *>1 abandoriihg^Free Trade,- which, ■''■ -^^ vjtal :to Bntairi v Ss; 'o^ygeh to «-**WyP .lifij.'- there- is no sacrifice we ';■ 2J2J** gladly make for the; colonies. We :«*'k *> tangible resnlts of J the greatesty.jy^M iaua the .Conference- even on ; if*Jf«ts whereon Jdefinlie action is im- : ■^IJ^W^ nothing lmt good, 1 can result «gm_ a free and frank exchange -of • ' ytUWM.. -;'■■.■ - •--.■'.; ■■■■■■•.■. -■■..■. : .■.■:.:-■.■' " ; 7p£jM£ : :s*»teai l Sir Joseph : 3)r: s : V«neson. and Mr Moore? favour^opeir^ / diMussion,. but the British V authorities: - and Sir Wilfrid Laurier- :obiect, ana •General Botha is doubtfur "Sir Wil--sgPf*y* P* wpuld be unable to speak • *H^y. on Canada's-. position in the presence of "tie press. V. ■ ■', ■ The question "of .publicity will be thp first subject =discjisse<l. : - ; *^» "£&£■ :«ys- thai the fact of :~-*J£&»* I - : ?*••'■ Bwmerman deliyerint; an "^9s"'^ hJ8 E: addresß marks a dis;^fl??^V?^;: ma shows <the increasing' S;4jM-*h :^ul)lic opinion established by which Mr Chamber- 1 — ■ ;g?*2(P 6t *toul influence afid -prestige' r niuch to launch. V: The present r^t?«?««>»«o2i>»y do more, ;«r less/ than >«tpect*a of :it, but it 'cannot leave ' "-^ :•')* *>nn"d them. , Empire ' ■ ».*^S?*w? Moving. -'■ It / Has i been,^ in ' >*S^tv^^M, .'moving fa"st; : :-ilncl: ; 'in cbin-i •*&g:-ye«rß the motion .>4U,probably;be -' taster, wtd fronr" a political standpoint/ . .'it may be' a motion towards or away. the" centre. ' ' '■ \ ■"•'.*'. ■■-' ■'.'■■^-i >-i: i^rjfe "Times," in a; -'third, special ;.Bsj*iele; urges Impenal jwretere^cej ,int; oßMmg preference in Customs .duties •lid navigation ,and State, aid to emi:^«ntfion.':; , ; .These would (provide an in- ■ ■; - di^ens»bfexJ;ey to .'every .approach, to Jtnj>erial nnity. ■ >?:W'/ " ;•.-.;..■. ■ '■'-"■;,