Evening star., 1922-12-29
Warm Endorsement of Plan for New
Canadian Minister.

! Renewal of the agitation in Can
ada for the appointment of spe-
cial Dominion minister to look after
1.-The affairs of our sister to the
north at Washington has attracted
attention anew to that subject mere
! in the United States. The latest plan
would provide that this diplomatic
representative shall hold the rank OF
minister and would be ranked at
the British embassy. on 18TH street
in Washington. only by the British
tamba ssador himself. In the absence
! of the latter Canadas representative
would act as charge d'affaires. but
as regular proposition he would
ttend strictly to the matters which
| were of direct interest only TO Can
! ada herself. There are many such
matters. some more or less pressing
| for solution. Because OF thlS the
newspapers seem to look kindly on
the plan and the hope is expressed
! that it will soon become effective.
THE idea" according to the New
+: York Tribune. lis popular IN this
country. and there is general nope
the matter should be permitted to
drop Americans would regret that
| this opportunity further to cement
the relations between the two great
English speaking nations Of America
ihad been lost" Incidentally. as the
brooklyn Eagle sees it. Britain has
! an advantage "unhampered by a
, written constitution. so she may try
! all sorts of experiments freely and
,recede from them just as freely. Her
forms are elastic. Shouid other
] idominions Of the British empire fol-
{. low suit. the LynchburE News points
out that lit is easy to apprehend that
British diplomatic representation at
i the American capital-and, indeed. at
the capitals of other countries-may
, become so many-headed as to breed
confusion and. perhaps. no little fric-
ton" 1t is the opinion of the Albany
J News. however. that certainly two
countries, such close neighbors, with
so much in common. should be rep
resented at each others capital. 1t
lis good step forward.
Warm approval of the plan comes
from the Winnipeg Tribune, which,
; on the ground. sees the immediate
necessity Of this action. The British
\ do to look after the affairs of the
central government. Canadian af7
fairs in Washington can only he
properly looked after by a Canadian
| minister. with Canadian staff.
housed in a Canadian building, whose
Canadian having difficulties and
troubles in or with the United States
Ia staff familiar with Canadian con-
ditions and customs. with that knowl-
edge Of United States mentality and
methods which is part of the equip
, ment of every Canadian business
| man. in constant touch with Canadian
! headquarters in Ottawa and liable to
Fcensure or dismissal if they fall
down upon the job: All this Canada
, is about to do for herself. IT shoula
have been done Twenty-Five years
Granting this right to the Domin-
| ion. SAYS the Buffalo News. is re
cognition that Canada has attained
national stature The people e.nada.e OF tns
representative at Washington as
means Of further strengthening the
bonds Of friendship with their bor-
der nsishbors' .,. The .;n Unsa yi.@ Of fress ths
to resdne % the unted
states any Canadian hope that the
Dominion's own diplomatic agent
could do more to advance the matter
! than the British ambassador VIII pc
opinion Of the Springfield News that
the two countries have been drift
! ing away from each other of late. A
Canadian diplomatic representative
| at the American capital, beyond
; doubt. will be able to accomplish q
vast amount of good by way of
STRENGTHENING out Misunderstanding
which exist at present. 1t should
also be remembered. the Paterson
lPress-Guardian says, that Canaoa
Already has q high commissioner in
both Paris and London. The expert
lment will be watched with great in.
terest, especially in Australia and
! the South African Union. whore sim
taEinE form" Tho approval in Can
sdarof the plan, the Dds Aoines Reg