IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 79, 23 May 1911, Page 7

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

RETROSPECT GF THE PERSONALITIES. “NO GREAT EXPERIMENTS.” London, v Ala;/ 22. The Daily Telegraph, in a leading article giving a retrospect of the personalities at past'aml present Imperial Conferences. savs Sir Wilfrid Laaricr will renew bis friendship.'!. The nation will find Sir Joseph 'Word still speaking manfully and sturdily for the smallest but perhaps tin most enthusiastic and intensely British of all the dominions. General Botha, representing . a United South Africa, and Air. A. Fisher are newcomers, and because the latter is new and Hie head of the Labor Party which won such a sweeping victory at the last elections he will ho a great curiosity. “Wo will sec how,he ranges himself among his brother Premiers, hut it, is certain his Imperialism is no lea" sincere than Air. D'-a even if his methods arc different.'’ After mentionin';' Newfoundland, the, paper alls: “All the members of the Conference will he equal!” welcomed by Hi.-’ people of flie Motherland. They come eager to do their best for their, countries and the Empire alike, hut everything points to the prospect that there will he no groat experiment?, and the. Imperial frame-work will -remain much the same after the Conference as now. Full and*, free discussion of Sir Joseph Ward's and other dominions’ proposals should. 1; iwcvor. he most informative, enabling the nation In judge of Hie prospects of an early or ultimate agreement on great problems. It is encouraging in see (he Impel'hi 1 Government propweing to dismiss labor cxrlmngoo, etc., with the dominions. In Hm meantime, all Impel inlists, irrespective of party, earnestly hope Hiat uie Conference will advance smoothly and successfully with a prosperous .issue.” GUESTS GF THE KING. London, May 22. There • were sixty guests at King George's luncheon to the Premiers to day. Mr Asquith tonight entertains the delegates , to dinner, while their ladies bill h« Earl-GnuidurcVs gueSfi. ,vo/: ... .- i.-.. . u:s, •if -

A reception at the Foreign Office follows.

WHAT THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE MAY DU.

London, Al.iy 22. The Times’ Ottawa correspondent reports that Canadians believe the Imperial Conference will settle the question of a State-owned cable between Canada and the Mother Land. Sir Wilfrid Lourier, with the co-operation of Australia and New Zealand, who j are 'interested equally with Canada, are expected to bring the matter to a successful conclusion. The ownership •of all leading cables passing to foreign control must make a strong additional reason for that course being followed. It is not believed here that the control of the British Post Office of these foreign-owned calles can he more than nominal.