A NEW IMPERIAL, AND COLONIAL MAGAZINE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11923, 22 December 1900, Page 4

A NEW IMPERIAL, AND COLONIAL MAGAZINE.

REFERENCES TO NEW ZEALAND.

(FltOll OUB Owh CoitltESr-ONDENT.)

LONDON, November 10.

I A new and important addition has just been | made to the already long list of magazines I and reviews published in London. "The Imperial and Colonial Magazine and Review." the first number of which came out this week, h mainly devoted, as its namo implies, tc the interests of Great Britain as on. Empire, and of the British colonies as integral portions of the Empire. In its preface it is described I as "an organ, specially devoted to the study of matters Imperial and colonial as distinct from party mteresf." The idea is, in fact, to seize the occasion of the present " boom " in imperialism and to harden into a permanent principal and motor what, if injudiciously treated or allowed to languish, might gradually die out. and sink into something like the old " Manehoslerism." Sympathising so ardently as I do with the " New Imperialism "-- which, indeed, I preached in New Zealand long before it had become the fashion—l hail tho appearance of this new effort m the direction of perpetuating the admirable sentiment of Imperial loyalty which the events of the last two years havo kindled so notably both in the mother country and in her colonies. I believe the new magazine is likely to do much solid service to the Imperial movement. It begins remarkably well with some excellent articles by well-known people and writers, including Sir Howard Vincent, Sir Charles Dilko, Sir Andrew Clarke. Sir George Birdwood, Professor Keane, Mr Arnold White, Mr A. C. Benran, etc.; while there is a Now Zealand story by Miss A. D. Erirfit, of Auckland, illustrated by Mr Frank Wright, a.so of Auckland. It is admirably edited by an able writer, who prefers to be known as " Celt," and by Mr E. F. Benson, a son of the late Archbishop of Canterbury, but better known as the author of " Dodo." The illustrations are very good, and in all respects the inaugural number of the new magazine promises for it a successful and prosperous

career. " When a community numbering only somo 800,000 persons," says the new " Imperial and Colonial Magazine," "proposes (hat £373,000 shall be expended in strengthening the defences of its principal ports and cool depots; that 30,000 rifles of the most modern type, and eight Maxim suns, shall be purchased ; that youths leaving school shnll bo (rained for batlle. and that an imperial reservo force shall be created, it may fairly be concluded that such a community means business. And when to this is added fcho fnct that the same community has already despatched to_a war several thousand miles distant, in which it has no direct interest save that arising out of enthusiastic loyalty to its motherland, a force proportionately 'arger than that sent forth by the motherland herself, it may also be taken as a certainty that the same community will always bo a stout bulwark of the Empire in (hat part of the world where it is situated. It answers t

the name 'New Zealand.' No wonder the British Empire League welcomes the proposal !"

" Further," continues the same writer, " when, the same colony leads the ivhole British Empire in resolving to bring in universal penny postage with the advent of the new century, it may also be reasonably remarked that such a colony is distinctly progressive and enterprising—also, presumably prosperous. In this respect, as in many others, the mother country will yet have to follow New Zealand'? lead. The only pity is thai Great Britain (akes so exceedingly long a time, to recognise what is good for her. What New Zealand sees by a kind of intuition to he r, capital move, Threat Britain only comes to approve after a slow and most gradual process of eye-opening. It is a pity. But all the more credit is due to the wiser and longer-sighted Eritain of the South." With reference to the proposal that Fiji should be annexed to Ne'v Zealand, a writer in the "Imperial and Colonial Magazine" says:—"The Imperial Government declines for the present In consider ' any proposal for changing the political, position of Fiji.' The Government also declined the assistance of colonial mounted troopers in tho present war. : But how soon that same Government had to ent ite own words and reverse all its decisions! Here again the colonists were proved to know and understand what was required fnr better than the Imperial magnates of Downing street. It will lip so again in (he rase of this Fiji proposal. Events will force the laggard hcnd of the Colonial Office."

Under (he heading "New Zealand's Resolute Independence," a writer in 1 lie new magazine warmly supports New Zealand's decision " that she would continue to be a nation in herself." and not sacrifice her legislative independence or be swallowed up in an Australian Federation. Tt is remarked that

"No adequate consideration wo»ild bo sained in compensation for the sacrifice o'. my portion of New Zealand's highly-valued autonomy. New Zealand once knnw what ifc was to be 'run' by Australia. That was 60 years ago. and the experience docs not encourage the idea of reversion to any similnr svslem of government from without. The Britain of the South has her independence, and she means to hold it fast." ,

The same writer goes on to ray: ".Now that the hegemony of a new South Pacific Federation or Dominion is to fall to New Zealand, the importance of thai colony cs one of the constituent pirts of the British Empire is Ttroportionatnlv enhanced." And it is suggested that " the nronosal t.p.M-yl lw Mr Spddon for the nvjpointment of a- Ploy.ll OommiV sio'n to consider the »dvisnbleneM or the contrary of New Zealand's joining tho Australian Federation " may be "merely one of the infenious methods by which the astute Premier strengthens himself in his T>ro-det,°rmination to aloofness by the assured snonort of an adverse rpcowme.ndnHon proceeding from a. miMi-iiid'cial, and presumably impartial, hodv." Tri conclusion, it says: "New Zealand will never consent to be governed by Australia."

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