DEFENCE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5824, 1 June 1909, Page 4

DEFENCE.

A I’JIEMI UK’S PKOi’OSAL.

OTTAWA, May -G

Sic dames \Mlitlley. Premier of Ontana. speaking at Morri.sbuiyy said it would be better if the Canadian Government cabled to England that they were prepared to recommend an appropriation for the price of one or two Dreadnoughts. Canada would be proud of the day to stand beside her brethren of the Antipodes in Hu; ureal Imperial procession.

thk 1 mpkria l conuluemt;. SIR JOSEPH WARD TO GO. WELLINGTON. Mav --K The assunurces of support receive I by 1 he Government from members of both branches pj tin* l.eu'fslatnre are so satisfactory and definite as to make it now <piite certain that Sir dosepli Wan I will leave for the Ini|sjrial Conferenee with (he support, of an overwhelmiiiLr majority of members of both Houses. The snuL'estion that anyone else than tin* Prime Minister should r<*pres<*n( New Zealand is not seriously entertained at present by Ministerial supporters. I.ir 'foseph Ward has already said tli.it the imitation has been addressed to himself, and that it is both cordial in terms and urgent in character. The C'ontercnce Ims been Postponed in order that he may be present, and as lie himself had put it. the application tabes sm-li a shape as (o make its acceptance a duty. In ieeard to the stains of New Zealand's representative at the Conference, it is understood that the feeling of flu* Government is that representation in Emdaml, to be of any use, must- lie through a man who, while be cannot finally commit the country, still will ).(■ able to commit (he eoiinirv so far as to slake not only Ids political e\-i,-tenee, !m( also the existemv of Ids (lov -rumen t, on any proposals of which lie approves. ((. is understood that one ..f the results of (he Conference will be tlm I die Hivadnoiiidit offer will, with die approval of (he Imperial Government, be placed on a basis snt-i-faelorv (o (Ireal Hrifnin. and which will be a businesslike one on I If* part of the Dominion,