IMPERIAL UNITY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15302, 16 November 1911, Page 7

IMPERIAL UNITY

ANTIQUATED METHODS.

PROBLEMS AWAITING SOLUTION.

Proas Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, November 14,

Speaking at the Authors' Club, Sir Donald MacKenzio Wallace, referring to Imperial obligations.'said that the antiquated idea of a.great Empire governed by a group of clerks in Downing street was out of the question. But what was to be the new noxus holding togother tho sporadio units? It to unreasonable to expect tho present powerful sentimental tie of brotherhood of itself to resist for all' t!mo the centrifugal forcee of local interests. The tie must be supported and strengthened by prosaic material advantage*. He could only imagino two types of Imperial federation—one resembling the old German Zollverein, and the ether a Frcetrado Union, strong enough to compete against the rest of the world. Better types might, of course, bo discovered, but the solution of the problem would constitute a triumph of 'statesman-

TRUE IMPERIALISM. NECESSITY FORdO-OPERATION. LONDON, November 15. (Received Nov. 15, at 11 p.m.) Dr I'arkip, organising repreecntative of the Rhodeß Scholarship Trust, addressed the Royal Colonial Instituto on "Truo Imperialism." Ho said the fundamentals of true Imperialism effected tho union of tho various ecattered communities, tho free development of each community, while providing for united action in matter* of common interest, sharing tho defence burden, and some method of giving the contributory unite some proportionate voice in the council of tho nation.

Lord Bobcrts (who presided), in proposing _ a vote of thanks, lamented tho insufficient luiowledgo of tho far-off countries with which Britain had to deal. Mt Fisher (Australia's Primo Minister) had told him that before ho attempted to lako up public politics ho travelled twice round the world. Lord Roberts thought that a good examplo for all our Ministers. It would provent the mistakes now made. In order to prevent the Umpire falling asunder 3nd perishing tho possessions must be defended on tho basis of equal responsibility. There waß no other course.