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Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16310, 11 August 1917, Page 9

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KING AND FOREIGN POLICY. QUESTIONS ANSWERED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. LONDON. August 9. In the House of Commons Lord Robert. Cecil, in reply to Mr A. Lynch (Nationalist), stated that iliore had been no violation oi the constitutional practice, which was for the Foreign Sccrettary to deal with all letters and tele- i grams in re'ation to international policy. Mr Lynch inquired whether there was any record of the pre-war -orrespond- j I'inv between the King, the Kaiser end I J'rince Henry of Prussia. I Lord C'e:ii referred Mr Lvnch to tho : Parliamentary paper issued upon tho ■ subject-. Mr Lynch: "Has tho King made tlio ' foreign policy, and if so, did he over '■ pursue it- without reference to the Foreign Office , ! The Speaker: ''That- raises a very. l diiforeni: question." ; ; Mr Rc-nar Law, referring to tlio Kai.-or's telegram- to President Wilson, • said there had been no change in tile constitutional practice. The Sovereign 1 fakes, no independent action in forc-ign affairs. j , COMMERCIAL TREATIES. j In the House of Commons Mr Bonnr : I.aw said the Government was considering tho question of denouncing the most, lavuiired natii :i < lau-es in commercial treaties, but if- was one of considerable complexity. j IMPKIUAL APPEAL. j KECONSTRrc.TION OF EMPIRE, j; ON BETTER BASIS. LONDON. August f). j Mr 'Walter H. Long, C;;]onia! So: re- ! ta.ry. speaking at- the \Yes; Indian Club, said: "Our distant demuii-.;!.-: and dependences have ]ilayed a pari, in this war which will win ior them eternal hone,nr. Tliev have le-it their mark upon the conduct of the war. rendering it absolutely certain thai the liritisii Knipire in the fviure < anno!, ha .e vliiing like it. has been, in the immediate | past. AYe havo been thinking over- f lalteii a, b'.it'.t I'. 'i-d "t ! 'l ;ad to-j i: 111 •» 1 -lean the Et:u.ire." ||.- Imped that all nil. - v" loiiow Mr .ie: ; .!,k | C.!:;uiib:M*'ai»\> :.<lvi" • end think neper- i iallv, accept tho a lea". "Wake j It|.,' K-.f-di-ud." ,!U<! place tie- Empire <.„ j a more-pr:: el e al. cominereia i and eom- i ,enliven- ■ ba-is timn in past- years. I