Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-23

was expected for the liberal opposition had
announced its intention to argue that the
Australian people. having approved the plan
by their popular vote. should have IL passed
in that form. But suddenly at the last
moment. the government reconsitl,.rei their
position. and under the form of what
though in different and somewhat
more carefully guarded words. what me
delegates had asked for Thus the scheme
may now be deemed to have got into snorth
water In few weeks 1t will have be-
come law. In a few months tn. frs par
lament OF the federal commonwealth VIII
be elected and the new machine of govern
ment will have begun to work.
Two Colonies Not in It.
Neither New Zealand nor Fiji has Joined
the confederation. The latter though It at
one time sent delegates TO the federal coun-
Gil of Australia, has taken no part in the
recent negotiations. IT lies long way of
in the Pacific, Is what we call a crown
colony. not enjoying responsible govern
ment. and has a comparatively small Eu-
ropean population. New Zealand. which
VIII one day lie at least the equal Of the
largest of the Australian colonies-it Is
larger than New York New Jersey and
Pennsylvania put together. though It's pop
uiation Is less than 500 00ehas refused 20
take part in the conventions which pre-
pared the federal constitution deeming her
self to have too few interests in common
with Australia. from which she is separated
by twelve hundred miles of stormy sea
AT the last moment she applied to have 4
as an original STATE AZ any tive Hitb,n
seven years. But the Australians refused.
tor WIZ sbo r,ioh, .''u ..o' omoSen - ~
u.i,b ~ ~ 'ia.Sn '.''Ne u"iIe ~. aiohs
tent to apply to the commonwealth. when
constituted for admission upon whatever
ueihls she ana the commonwealth can ar
arg She VIII therefore pr"hahly s'anH
aiooi 10 see row the new confederation
t,ilNes before sne applies: nor indeed has
she any immediate motive for applying,
except the lear that her trade with Aus
traiian ports might suffer from any Pro-
ttcttVe tariT which the commonwealth par
lament may enact.
WHY II ro.L So
~,
H'he' it''hs VIII naturally ask no" II nap
80 ma, '"e process OF iedera''hs TOOK
tho r<.o,,,o nne ~. nH. 'l'' NV WIZ
thu, ,.a.o 49, ~, ~, 80
ori,,,ra, VI ,"e '"'i '.."
n,o,n. .. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. anu WIZ '"e
are so inconvenience cheayer AN and S' su,,f,ar
than such means were in 17s7-9.
The most obvious answer is that there
mas peen lar less external pressure on Aus
tralla urging her several communities to
union than there was in the case of Amer
lea me existence OF great protecting
power Ihe f5rtaln. commanding an i'm
mense meet, mas relieved the Australians
have NOT fberafnr. 49,, A., a, - ." .,, my
any strong sense of the need of combining
LOT oe1ense Moreover. their internal af-
na;nis.rat, no. s 'L, as ihuch from ad-
of the states had surfarad ard tba,, nraha
bly, were each of them less affected NV its
neighbors faults. Among them, as among
sI efi Ian, on the last century. the
60 80 :. ". 90, i.uepehoehce was strong:
Gnu ~ vas az nrst oilncuit TO persuade the
taan, - SUI ieilueI soine par OF their au-
IT. sH Ioiiiioii leuerai government.
..ii toioni.s. tasmania ana south
thn,,ah .h - ii.'ei small IN population.
a s.ie has d VAST Area Were more
VS. iwi Nj; I'm a. euetalioh IMAM New South
,tGio,,;;,; . - ttie mos popuious ana the
oIa, - "n!th chleny retarded the
a. 49, tiiose which arose out or
,ioai. pSss iiost Coioiits being protec-
''oii'9'' we" SCUM "aies free trading.
Not "a Real Necessity,
Though many good ,ro,,,,. fo eo,u,.,
'u'''' .'i ieuefd'.oh
nave peeh advanced the case Tor II was not
so strong as in the United States In 1Is7,
nor even in Canada in lSGT One may al
mos. saw thar for A,.,-a,, u ba. ia,.,, -.
,,,ao1,.;.,. -. -, , ''''7 - Az,
necessary. pu' rather iuNurE- Ana IL IS
probable that considerations of purely