THE STATEMENT DEBATED.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13051, 10 March 1911, Page 3

THE STATEMENT DEBATED.

(Received March 10, 0.15 a.m.) London, March 9

In the House of Commons Mr Balfour, speaking to a voto on account, paid a generous tribute to Mr Bryce, but blamed the Government for misinstructing him. It was right that an Ambassador should help a self-govern-ing dominion, hut the British manufacturer was also entitled to his assistance. The only bright spot was the announcement in Sir Wilfrid Laurier's speech that it was intended to bring preference) forward at the Imperial Conference. It was clear that preference was not dead in Canada, and certainly it was not in Britain.

Sir Edward Grey declared that but for Mr Bryce's tact and skill in the last two yciars Canada would have demanded her own representative at Washington. Fortunately the relations between Britain and Canada had never been better. Thoi worst service that could be done to the relations of Britain and Canada would be to attempt to impede the reciprocity negotiations.