Most of the South African group are Afrikaans, but they have at least one imperialist amongst their number. They are insisting upon their "right to neutrality," and then say that while they have enshrined this right in legislation, they would not be likely to use it if Great Britain were at war. Of the German demand for the return of her colonies, the South African group have pointed out that this is the only mandate which is contiguous with the mandatory.
There is one lone man from New-found land who is reckoned part of the U. K. group, seeing that New-found land has temporarily laid aside Dominion status. Their chief concern is further ce-operation with Canada.
Australia is the only remaining group. It is doubted if it has as individual a contribution to make as the other Dominions. Australia has not got a foreign policy as independent from that of the U. K. as Canada, South Africa or New Zealand under the Savage Government Australian Labour point of view is represented by Miss May Holman, a member of Parliament in Western Australia, Dr. Lloyd Ross, Secretaty of the Railways Union and Senator Collings from Queensland.
The work of the conference falls under four main headings:
A consideration of the interests of Nations of the Common-policies in their economic in their political and the Commonwealth as organization.
What will be the likely results of bringing all these people together at such an expenditure of time and money?
The conclusion that will probably be reached will be that the way of maintaining ce-operation within the Commonwealth is by establishing Complete equality ud complete independence amongst the component parts of the Commonwealth. Ca-operation will be based on a recognition of each other's problems, and a common desire to perpetuate the particular way of life of each, viz. the democratic way.
Cerrar diplomats, says a report to the "Sin Wan Pao, are actively engaged in mediatory efforts, going back and forth between Hankow and Chungking in an effort to bring about an early cessation of the hostilities in South China, and a guarantee of the safety of foreign interests. The Japanese side, the report states, still insists upon the Chinese Government being reorganise a condition for the reported mediation. The mediatory efforts, Canada has a large delegation of 19. In some reports it represents an isolationist" point of view. The Canadians give outspoken support of "international law and order." Whereas some United Kingdom delegates take the attitude that it has been inherent defects in the League machinery which have led the world to its present condition, the Canadians feel that it has been the weak attitude of the Governments towards the League which has so largely con-
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