The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-20
Representatives Of Self Governing
British Dominion to Hold
Conference in Lon
don Monday
TO CONSIDER MANY SUBJECTS
important Conference Will Continue
Almost a Month and May Result
in More Uniform Laws
for British Empire.

London, May 20.-The arrival OF the
dlstingui. he'd representatives of fhe
self governed British colonies to the
Imperial Conference which is TO be
formally opened here next Monday
has aroused intense interest in the
important conclave which viii prob
ably continue until few days before
the coronation month hence Every
thing is in readiness for the confer
ence which promi'es TO be the most
fruitful ever held. The last previous
was then provided that the meetings
should be held every fourth year.
Every Dominion Represented.
Every one of the dominions sent it's
representatives and i'm most cases
they were accompanied by small par
ties consisting of members OF their
families and important officials. From
Canada came Sir Wifrid Laurier.
prime minister: Sir Frederick Borden
minister for militia and defence, and
Mr.. Brodeur. minister of marine and
fisheries. accompanied by their secrc-
taries, Messrs. T.. j. Lemaire, Charles
L. Panet and George O. Morrissett,
and several ladies', including Lady
Borden and Miss Bordenl From Aus
tralia came the Hon A. Fisher, prime
minister; the Hon. f. l. Batchelor.
minister of external affairs: the Hon.
q. f. Pearce, minister for defence:
Mr.. Atlee A. Hunt. C.. NJ. c.. secre-
tary department external affairs; Mr..
G.. II. Allen, I. s. o., secretary COM
monwealth treasury; Commander s.
A. Pethebridge, secretary defence de-
partment: Mr.. NJ. L. Shepherd, Sec
retary to the prime minister; Mrs.
Fisher. Mrs. Batchelor, Mrs. Atlee
Hunt and Mrs. shepherd.
King TO Entertain.
The Union Of South Africa is rep
resented by the prime minister. Gen.
Louis Botha, Sir David Graft, the
Hon. +. s. Malan minister of educa-
tion. DIR. w. T.. Box, secretary TO the
prime minister and. interpreter and
several ladies'. The delegation from
New Zealand includes Sir ]. G. Ward.
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Hon. ]. c. Findlay X. c., attorney
general and colonial secretary and
their wives. The government of New
Foundland is represented by the
prime minister, Sir Edward Morriss,
who Is accompanied by n small party. !
As on tho occasion of the imperial
conference i'm 1907. the ministers and
officials will be the guests of the gov
ernment until the close of the con-
ference on the termination of the |
conference the prime ministers will !
cease to be the guests of the govern
ment, but will remain i'm the Hotel |
Cecil. where they are quartered, as
the guests of King George until af-
ter the coronation festivities.
Many important Questions.
Many questions of the greatest inn
portance bearing upon the relations
between the home government and |
the self governing British Dominions |
will be considered at the conference |
beginning next week. In answer to |
n request at the colonial office all the |
domlnions, with the exception of Can
ada, sent in programs suggesting sub
jects TO be considered at the confer |
ence. In its answer the Canadian |
government agreed to the discussion |
of any subject that may be brought |
up for consideration. adding merely |
that IL would welcome suggestions
looking to uniformity in the naturali-
zatlon laws.
The British government will sug-
gest the discussion Of the following
subjects The position of British In
dians I'm the Domnions; labor ex-
changes i'm relation TO the Dominions: |
uniform design for stamps the ar
rangements for expulsion of undesir- |
able aliens New Zealand proposes the |
creation of an Imperial council with |
representatives from all parts of tne
empire, secretary of imperial af- |
fairs instead of a colonial secretary. |
seperate departments for the domin- |
ions and the crown colonies, and high |
commissioners raised TO the status OF J
AMBASSADOR.
Uniform Laws Needed.
South Africas amended proposals |
relate to the discouragement of ship
ping combines and claim for va |
share of income tax on investments
In tho dominions The union also |
proposes that wherever votes in favor
of monetary contributions toward Inn
pcrial naval defence are made by the |
overseas dominions. any naval serv-
ice rendered or provision be borne on
such votes, and that IL is desirable |
to review the principles underlying |
the draft bill for imperial naturaliza-
tion before its details are discussed
further
Newfoundland's program includes n !