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 Copy of a letter addressed by the Rt. Hon. the Earl or Rosebery, Oai>;«<z« 
 of the Imperial Federation League, to its Members throughout the 
 Empire : — 
 
 43, St. Margaret's Offices, 
 
 Victoria Street, S.W. 
 
 Sir, 
 
 October ijth, 1886. 
 
 The movement towards a Federation of the Empire has lately received an 
 impulse and reached a stage which deserve serious attention and renewed efforts on 
 the part of the League, 
 
 It will be within your recollection that a Deputation of our body, including 
 representatives from all parts of the Empire, waited upon the Prime Minister in 
 August last, and urged him "to call a Conference, or to appoint a Royal Commission, 
 " to be composed of i^ccredited representatives of the United Kingdom and of each of 
 " the self-governing Colonies, for the purpose of suggesting some .practical means 
 " whereby concerted action may be taken : — 
 
 " (i) for placing upon a satisfactory basis the defence of the Ports and 
 "the Commerce of the Empire in time o'" -ar; 
 
 " (2) for promoting direct intercourse, Commercial, Postal, and Telegraphic, 
 " between the several countries of the Empire in time of peace — and 
 " any other means for securing the closer Federation or union of all 
 " parts of the Empire." 
 
 Lord Salisbury stated in reply that it would be difficult to overrate the 
 importance of the Deputation, and of the cause which it had in hand. He further 
 promised that the statement laid before him should be carefully considered by the 
 Cabinet. 
 
 The Prime Minister has since taken steps in fulfilment of his pledge. In the 
 Queen's Speech on the prorogation of Parliament there occurs this significant paragraph: 
 
 " I have observed with much satisfaction the interest which, in an increasing 
 " degree, is evinced by the people of this country in the welfare of their Colonial and 
 " Indian fellow-subjects, and I am led to the conviction that there is on all sides a 
 " growing desire to draw closer, in every practicable way, the bonds which unite the 
 " various portions of the Empire. I have authorised communications to be entered 
 " into with the principal Colonial Governments, with a view to the fuller consideration 
 " of matters of common interest." 
 
 This weighty announcement constitutes an epoch in the history of our 
 movement, to which it is the duty of the F.xecutive Committee to diaw the special 
 
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 attention of the League. Our policy has now for the first time been officially recog- 
 nised by the Government of this country, which has publicly adopted the suggestions 
 urged upon it li«t August. ^u{,i,esuons 
 
 VVe venture, therefore, to express an earnest hope that members of the 
 
 League w. 1 use every effort to obtain from the Government, the Legislature, and the 
 
 Press „i their various Colonies, careful consideration, and hearty co-operation, for the 
 
 proposals wh.ch are to be made by the Imperial Government in accordance with the 
 announcement in the Queen's Speech. 
 
 VVe would moreover point out how completely the action taken by the 
 Imperial Government is in accordance with the principles of the League, which has 
 re used to commit itself to any particular scheme of Federation, and has preferred to 
 rely upon the initiative and good-will of the Colonies themselves, as expressed 
 through their responsible Representatives. 
 
 No definite .scheme has ever been advocated by the League, and none is 
 adopted m the Queen's Speech. But the preliminary step which must necessarily 
 precede all act.op ,s now to be taken, and the various parts of the Empire are invited 
 to discuss freely and fully matters of common interest with the Imperial Government. 
 
 What these matters are it will be for the Representatives of the various 
 Governments to decide. But with a view to guiding your own judgment in the 
 matter I venture to commend to your attention the list of suggestions appearing in 
 No. 9 of our Jouinal, a reprint of which accompanies this letter. You will find in it 
 a reference to many points of common interest in which unity of administration and 
 practical organisation could not fail to be of great service to the Empire. . 
 
 It is not for us to lay down the particular methods in which Branches or 
 individual members of the League can best forward the cause of Federation at the 
 present juncture. We ask you, however, to further in every way the canyin- out of 
 the promise of the Queen's Speech, and shall be glad if you will forward to the 
 Secretary of the League all information as to tb progress you may make so that 
 workers throughout the Empire may be kept informed of the progress of ihe other 
 Branches. 
 
 Chairman of the "Impkriai. /FKDERAiroN League. ' 
 Oh behalf of the / Exautive Committee.