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Members are requested to do all in their power to circulate this Paper: and to take care that all Clubs, Reading Rooms &c.. are provided with copies. A Impmcil Federation League, THK i^ECORD OF THF: PAST, THE PROMISE OP^ THE P^UTURE. I INTRODUCTORY. WllAl- 11 n; Ll'ACiUK HAS DOXK. IS DOIXC, AND HOI'KS T(; DO. 1 HI. ijro,j,tvss (jt liie Lcn-uc has been txtraonlinanly raiuil. Tht- lirst i)cri()(i -that which was rn-rcssarily ('.cvotL'ci to anaisin.' 1-iihhr u 'crc^t and public attention — is now over. The ("avour- .ii>K- rcc'ption of a deputation of the League li\ tiie Prime Minister, and the subse(iuent ])roniise of an in([Uir\- uiulcr the au>i)i(es of the linpcrial (iovernment, ha\e brouLriit ii> H) the l)e,L;nining of a new and still more important epoch. .\t this point a fitting ocxasion has arisen for once more renundin.L^ members of the League and frien;!,-, of the cause, of till spirit in which we are seeking success, the means by which we hope to attain it, and the nature of the triumph we desire to win. The League has retjuested the Government to appoint a Koyal Conmiission to deal with the cjuestion of Federation. It seems probable that such a Commission will before long be appointed, \\hat do we wish it to do ? And how do we wish it to act ? As an answer to these (luestions, we reprint from the re* ent publications of the League some passages which, we think, will Ihrow huht upon the p(jints raised, ,!nd will be of service to those who. by speech, by their pen, or by any other mean.s, are desirous of promoting the unit}- of tne Km[)ire. The True Road to United Empire. " T) ^' all iiaan^;." says a L^rcat Knglish writer, '■luiild your ±J castk's in the air. then imi the fdundatioiis unckr them." Sir John Harrin^^^on, as .\Ir. Froiule tells us, built his lastlj in tiie air soine ,300 \ears ulto, in the rei^n ot" (Jii.en I'.H/alieih, :in(l called it '-Oceana" t'le (Ireat Conunonwcaltli ui Knglish- speakiuL,' nations, united under one law, insiini t with one jjurpose. estalilished throughout the world. It i^ no\\- our business, in the \ear ot" grace iSST), in the reiun of Her ( iracious Majesty (^)ueen X'ictcria, to liring down the < ,l^t!e iVoni the clouds, and to [nit the foundations under it. Already there are many busy workers engaged i![>on the task, and from day to d.iy the number grows. A ivw tliere are who, like the evil genii of the Eastern stor';, are engaged m jiulling down and destro\;n- the rising labric. lint, fortu laielv. the evil intluences are ])emg exorcised, and their mischievous activity diminished, by the growing power of a healthy public o]jinion. In addition to those who are working for good and those who are working tor evil, tliere is the vast mass of tho>e Mho are still indifferent, doubtinLr. unconvincetl, or uninfornitd. most of all, and above all, luunformed. It is the hope and. aim of the Imperial Federation League to add to the number of workers, to diminish the number (jf idlers, and to blot out of political existence the cavillers and enemies. WE AIL'ST KNOW WHAT WE ARE FIGHTIXC FOR. But, howe\er nnuh the England of (Jueen Victoria may differ from the Englaml of (^ueen Elizabeth, in one matter its people remain the same. Xow, as then, tliey will in.^ist upon knowing what is the cause tiiey are fighting for, and what is th/ end which their efforts, it siiccesstul, will accomplisli. In our case, happib', this knowleilge is (j])en to all. The aim and object of the Imperial l-'ederation League is as certa.in and definite ,is the keenest lo\er ol definitions could rei|uire. Wc know what we WaUt ; w- know why we want it; and e\ery tlav we see more dearly hOW We are gOing tO get it. WHAT Wi: WAN r. What do we want? I.ct u-. look at tlic matcri.ils with \vhi< h \\c liave to (ic.il. and tlic (]iii.'>tio[i answers itst.-lf. At this nionuiU there are throuuhout the worM more than fitiv million men, women, and children speakim; the Kiv^lish tongue, |ios>e.>s- ini;, and ]iroiid of, the tradition^ of I'ai.nli^li h.istor\. reading; the same hooks, pursuing tiie >;ime ideals, acknowled.LiitiL; the same law. In another lialt" century this litty million will ha\e urown to a Inmdred million. It may t>e a matter of re^'ret >ome ol' our rr!en within UKasurahle distance when I'Venc h, (ierman, and Italian will he eilh.er p'o- \"iti( ial dialects or forgotten lan^ua^es. 'Idie fhini; is certain, ine\itable. One great division of the Ktiglish-spealiinL; world has alre.idv framed a wise .'nd well-considered scheme o\ union amouL; its parts. It lias learni the vahie of tliat union, it lias fouu'ht to maintain it, and has now placed it beyond the reach of dinu;er. We who belong' to the other portion, not less intanately connected ijy interest, fir more closely bound togetlier b\ the ties of kindred race, desire in like manner to obtain a practical orL:;mis:ition, by which the whole commonwealth may WOrk together with its united rssources for the attainment of its common ends. WHY wy. WANT IT? This is what we want. Xext comes the cjuestion, Why dO we want it? ^Ve want it, in the first place, on account of the benefits which it will (..nler. And, in the secoiul ])lace, on account of the evils which it will enable us to avoid. The whole underlying prmciple of modern jKjlitical thought is tliat which assumes the practical identit}' of human interests, and which cmly seeks for tlie best way in which the resources of every class and every locality may i)e best utiUsed tor i;:e mutual advaanage (jf every other class and locality. TM^re is not a man throughout the iMiiiiire, whether he works witii liis liead or his hands, rtho does not know perfectly well the value ol' s\stem a.nd n!-anis,u.un in his trade ;inelon^. orK CArsy' is im:\!i:. For one other ,L;reat end ue also deMi..- it. We live m a woild m whi. li passion and prejudicr are not extinct. We know, .,s a matter of tact, that between e\. ept bv dipSumalic iie-otiaiKKis. never undertaken until the cau>e of difference has beccime a< iite, and aUvays conducted laubr the pre.Mire of popular fe.linu. uar IS a po>sibilit\ and, ala^ ;,-. hi.tory telb us. a probaljilitv" the 1 -recent moment there is- -and, as Ioul; as u administrative arrangement> continue, there wi \t our imperfect )e the daiii/er •-' " ■^ * ^..^iv- "111 (w I I 11^ Ml etween (;reat iJritain and tliose Colonies which she ler- of w.n sists m treating half as inferiors and half as foreigners. As tiie result of misunderstanding and want of proper organisation, two members of an English-speaking lamily may any day become at war with each other If so, it is possible that, when that war ends, they may become friends again, alhes again, but one people never again. ^Ve desire Imperial Federation, therefore, because throudi it we see a certainty of PEACE, an will, doubtless, many of them, leel that we \mvc now arrived at a stage beyond which we cannot go. l!ut we < an assure them tiiat, here at least, there is no doubt in our minds, no want ot clearness in our views. There is no ([uestion as to what means ( ) nc wiVh U) adopt t(; liclp us to our ,iu!. Wiiid, ,,1 th.' !,iinfIrL-.l ronds vhirh open brforc us we should st-Ioct wiunl.y uc can most rapidlv rcarh th- -.i;d < .ui only In- ,: moment. irv m.itter of dirter- cncc of opinion. We snid il,:,t t!ir;v were m;'nv v.illin- workers en,[rnp(.'e, and almost in tiie dark. WHO IS <)\ 01 ? .SIDK. 1 or the future, as in the i.ast, we desire to commit five-sixths of the work of I'ederati(jn to the great bod\ of the peoj-le, to the merchants, the shipowners, to the artisans with their great Trades I'nions. to the labourers, to all ihose. indeed, whom love or duty <-ompe!s to carry on correspondence i)e;ween one distant part o'f cur country and another: and laM, hut not least, to tho.e great federationists-the writers of U^uk. and newspapers, the m;?kers of SOULS, and the < ivators of works . f art. Working almost with- out a common ])urpose and witluiut union, thcs-' classes have already done more thin all the official blunders of twent^ adminis- trations could undo. Their work we .iesire to supplement onlv by (i-eating the common purj-ose a:id the comnu.n end, whic h have so long been wanting. for the remaining portion of th.e work we also have our p.lan. We hor-' by pu'essure. h- persuasion, by instruction, and, ab-ove al!. i)v steady persistence in all three, to induce the officials in e' jry department of administration through- out the Jaiipire to use. and not an;, longer to abuse or neglect, the ( 6 ) opijortiinitk- whii li are diily ^ivcii iIkiii. 'I'Iktc- is not .m ()t"ti( c, nor a (KpaitiiKni, m wIik h a little ^ood-will. a liitk- tliou-ht, a little ttlort. uiiglil not licli> to knit to^etlur, to assimilate, and to liarnioiii:-,c tlie routine (iMtk.^ of tlic coiunioii lilc of oiu peoiilc. How tar a liitli: intelligence, a littk -ood will, a litlk- looking .ihiad, :i littlr pressure troin t'a( ts too stron:; to \)c resistid, Ii.ive carried Us, the lollowin- |)ages will show. How mu( h farther these good <|ualities, if granted in more ample measure, miL;ht not le.ul Us, the- most sanguine imagination can li.irdly di.s( over. I'he great tac t remains, that 1)\ properly usiiii; the existing me.ms .it their disposal m a right spint, our legislators anil administrntors might imperieptihiy draw (loser aiwl .i!ultiiil\ t''^-" l)<)n(U whidi hold the community together until when, it ever, the ide.i of separ.ition should he raised, we should liiul that .i step which involved a dislocation of every .urangeiiient t(j whuh we were a( customed, w hit h could only be hrougiit ahout b\ destroying e\ery convenience which had become the ac( ejited fact of our ever\-day hie, was but the suggestion ol a madXUaU Or a traitor. THK LA.ST STKP. It is well known to students of < hemistry that there are solu- tions, clear and li(iuid as the purest water, whi( h, if we add but a single drop to them, change almost in a moment to a wonilert'ul series of i)erte( t and beautitul crystalline forms ; and so it may be that, eie many years have gone b\-, some smgle fact may hajipen. some tianger from outside m;!y jiress, some strong, cleardieaded man may arise, and. like the transforming (lro|), niav change in one niomen the formless and fluid mass of our Imperial svstein into a ilearly defined, truly fitted, and well organised conmion- wealth. That result it is not in the power of the Imperial I'edtri- tion League, or of any other botly. to bring about or to hasten : but it is in our i)Ower t(j ensure that, when the opportunity comes, the whole of the materials, which are ultimately to form and shai)e themselves, shall be truly in solution in the minds and in the pr.K tice of the great people for whom the beneficent change will, in the fulness of time, be accom]»lished. So much lor the general; now for the particular. We have shown ;it)(,vc the spirit in whii h wi oiuht \n work. W hat is the work wc oiit;ht to do ? (iivciioiir K.-yal ('oaunission, how is ^l to jiistitv its L'xistcncf and our dciiiaiKl lor it ':' \\\ .i-.k nicanhcrs ot ttic l,caL;uc to read the tollouiii'; — . THE PROPOSED ROVAE COMMESSION Axu rrs Work. UHi IKIR or not the Prime Minister will -ive effect to the IXitition of tlic heinitation of the Lea-ue, and will actually issue a Royal Comniission, or summon a Conference for the l)etter scjlution of sonie ,A the problems connected with I'ederation, must t(;r the |iresent remain uncertain. 'I'he result must be dependent upon two factors, one the goodwill and foresight of Lord Salisbury and his coll ■-gue>- in wishing for the end, the other the promptness and wisdom of the friends of Federation in pointing out the means. The former we can neither control nor create, the latter it is our obvious business to supply. Civcn a Royal Commission properly composed, with ample powers, and the best intentions, what is it to do ? THE ENEMIKS WK ]l.\\E TO MEET. "Ay, there's the rub, say the 'smart' critics, the moment you leave generalities and come to Dractiral details, where is your cause ? " And indeed this form of criticism is not peculiar to the "smart'' objectors only. It is the hue which commends itself more than any other to tiie great array of tiie happy-go-lucky and the lazy. To do nothing and to let things slide, is so easy, gives so little trouble, that by a very simple transition what is easy becomes what is right and wise. And there.'bre it is that we tind ( '^ ) -. jn.ny persons to.tillcd In all sorts o, .taldv -;ei,cral,iics, ;,n,| uvu worn platitudes uho really do hdicve that ;l,cv have arnved at n negative < onHusion hy an inte! •< tual prore.s.' in>tead ..f ov """ "^ "^^''■'- ';'"'"":- Houever, this elas. is a verv numerous <>iie. a \ery ,nl]ii.iUial o.ic. and one well \v..rt!i \vuim:iv It , ui .e won lust and alreidv I'egun along tiie - line of least r.sistan. e.- Jn the seientihc the rehgious. the ; ommeivial and iiie Iiterarv world. . onvenieii. e and necesMtv have brouvhi into existence unilurm nuihods com- mon machinery, scientihc ..rrangement. Sometimes t,ie or^anisa- t.on has come ..hnost ^poiitaueouslv. f\,r instaiK e. ilu' iiier<-ia! law. wh;( h re.LU^ates the !i-:l;una!, .las ne\er i^otie ( om- -• ]>roce(luie o! cver\ i'^nyhsh I teen d.efmitLlx lormui.ited n,> an Imp'crial It has grown will, '.ne exliaision <,f the I^mpire. ! ar more oiten the application of thought and reason to exislin- huts has I 9 ) J'n.,liuc.i ^re.icr uKtho,!. an.l as n r,;nsc,,ucnce i^reater cthri.ncv I he oruan.sat.nn of tiic ( h.irrh, of thr Nonconformist IumIk. ol the great 1 rado Lnions at ho„u,. ,,n,l ,n the ( olonics. has hcen the result ol tiic n, !.!.(-,;,,„ , ■ .1 ,■ , , , .i,i| .,( „,ion . ., iiic or(iinar\ UK-tiiods. known to every business man. to a new conchtion of thin^.-s Jn l«rol):ihly in all , asrs. there 1 tiioii.L'ht, ami a !)etter s\.>tei)i. room inan\-. r MiiproNeiiient. for more niK i'RoBl.KMs WK IIAVJ: K) SOI VK. I!ut eser, where the le.son i. the .amc-- -sN>tem an.l onler ran alone gue i»ertect effi(irnr\-. \\' e na\e now ijot t^ lesson on a Kir-,-r Male to the a.in It |M>'\- the niinisiratiini ,'/' ///,■ /'.//i/^i/r. IS no riucstKai of inventing oiam.;!! interests, thev ., heady exist: It i.-, s.ar.ely even a (|iie>ti,.n of inventing the mean> oi <<"n,uon aelton, to a very large extent thev exi;t also; it is a question ot organising and utiliMng to the l.cst possible a.lvanla^^. the existing reM.ur.-es of the I-anpire for the protection and pro- iiinticm ot Its common interest.. In a word ,1 ,s the application "I mind to matter. '( I'Hi-: I'RocREss \\i; n,wi: made. Already the process has begun, and ha. ^-one further than ni(>..t o. us imagine. The P.oard of T.ade. most unconsciouslv has long been a worker in the .at.se of Federation. In 'a l;l'n^ vi/.. '• Ev^rv countrv under the I mon (a.-k is //o,.,: Evvry otiier co.,ntr\ '^ fjrei-n.'' An.l kist. b.al bv no means leao„ the i,,a,,ied jud-es of the Invv Council have bean ami.-otmg the re.ult ^^!li.h one tlav the I.e.igue udl be inslrumentd in bringing aboui. and in eve ry de.ision ha.ve bc^n nffirmin- the .barter of our i;a orpcr ition anu asserting that there ate matter, of .-ommon < on< ern to ( lO ) llie Kiiipirc, whidi can ho wisely and cffcrtivcly dealt with hy an Imperial authority acting in the interest of all parts of the Empire. l!ut m whatever department it he that the traces of organisation are '"und,^ one fa( t api)ears with resjject to all of them. Whatever has heen done, whether it he little or much, thought and reason have heen applied to the doing of it. 'I'hose have done best who have thought and reasoned most correctly; and those have reasoned inost corredly who were best acouainted with the ter to afford to those who can give i-ractical effe<:t to '■inclusions deliberately arrived at, the best possible means of forming those conclusions cor- rectly :is a prelude to applying tliem effectually in dealing officially with the common interests of the h.mpire. \^uh this somewhat lengthy exordium, let us return to our '>rigin:il intention of laying before our readers an outline, which, incomplete and unsatisfactory as it may be. will still .ser\e as a practical guide to a Royal Commission, anxioti.^ not to separate without having done some good to the Kmpire. A PROGRAMME FOR THE COMMISSION. ^l-(;(,KViK|, I'ROOKWl.MK Of WORK FOR \ Ro, Al, COMMISSION WMOfS lO I'ROM.VIK THK CAfsK Ol |MP]:RI\L FKI U:R A TiON. To divide the inqtiiry into branches, viz. (i) Naval, (j) -Military, (3) Law. (a) Commercial, (/') Criminal, (4) Communi- cation... Or) Po.stai, (/') Telegraphic, (5) Civil .Servi.-e. (6) Learned Professions (diphjmas, etc.). (7) L.migration. including. (a) -Statistical bureau, {/') Labour bureau, (S) Diplonntic, (9) Tariffs, (10) Miscellaneous. T mier each of these headings to make such iiKiiiiiies as may l)Lst show how far common iiueicsts exist tlirou-h tlie Km] ire with re.-pect to each subject, liow far a common ma< hiiicry has l)een aheady devised to deal with them, and how tar that machi- ner) may he supplemented by wisely-ccjnceived additions. 'Ihus, taking the various heads in succession, the foliowmg lines of investigation would naturally suggest themselves. (i) Naval. Call as witnesses Admiral FIornl)y, Sir Cliarlc.-, Nn-cnt. (Japtam Colomb, etc. Assume the existence (-f a war with anv of the maritime powers. Ask any of the witnesses what would he the joints threatened, the minimum of the appliamcv -whether ships, -uns. or men -necessary to defend them ; and, lastly, what prn]Krrtiuii ot that minimum could, by the expemliture of any c(;n( eivable amount (jf money be made available within any reasonable time. Prosecute this in(iuiry re.solutely— show the naked facts as they exi>t ; they are already known to everybody except those whoni they most concern. 'I'hen get hold of the commercial witnesses, ask them what the meaning of a fortnight's stoj^jjage in the Atlantic, the Pacific, or the West Indian\rade, means in hard cash -first to the people of England, secondly to the Colonies. A>k what, in their opinion, would be the reasonable ccmtribution payable by eac;h portion of the Empire, as an insurance .against tins calamit\-. This wiJi naturally lead to the questions of an Imperial fleet, an Imperial contribution for naval pur- poses, the establishment of naval training" colleges and SChOOli? for officers and men. in all parts of tiie hanpire. the adoptio i ,,f an Imperial naval ensign, and the pn^er subordination of all Ofiacers lo a central autlu^ritv (2) Miiir\k\. To in.)uire how far the existing facilities for Obtaining commissions m the Culonies (.--■., Canadian Military ( iolle^e) nvi'li' nsr cf. ;:iiil b'!\'.- |";ir ib.cv miLrht !"' LXtcndrd. I'^i tabulate the rates of pay rcc.M'vjil hv n-.n .(.iiiiii:. Ii.ik'I ofricLTs ;in(! imii in the '.arious jiLTiiinnint Imtil's LMnluxl'd in ('.in.!(l;!. \u-;tiMli;!, and t, Iscwhcrc. In ( oinj'arc tlK-ni wit'^ 'iu- ef >;;: ii a KaTe. 'I'd ( ; al^i(ler the ( < )nditi( ai > >t the varicui- military arsenals throa^^iiout the l-anpire, ih.eu- (l!\^a^H:lt^al I'or ineilual Mipporl, aaid the e.^peeial desirahility 'it Ntren_i^thenin.; liic e\i->iinL; de|n't at VanCOU'Ver, >iik1 ereatiiiL; i new ;)!ie. ineliuHna an aisena.l, at Sydney. (3) \.w\ (i7. Commercial and Civil La:^-). I'o examine leading merchants and sliippers as to wlicther theie l)e any incongruity in the mercantile < otles in force in different ])arts of the Kmpire which causes serious incon venience, ai.w Avhich mii^ht be removed without dift'iculty. To as( ertain whether the privilege of practising in any British Court, now granted 10 members of tlic IJritish Bar, might not be extended to the orofessicjn in the Colonies. (/', Criii: '/nil La'n'). lo receive evideiK e as to llie extent to wh.ich tlie pOWSl'S of British criminal courts to enfon e their atithority, in nil i^arts of the (Jnecn's dominions, might be increased. And as a kindvedi .-nbject to intjuire whether writs, judgments, and sub- |)icnas might not b-e .serviil aaid. ent'orced ilu-oughont tlie l''auja're v.ilh greater oa.sc and less tbimaliiy ami complic ation. (4) CoAiMl'Mi A'lioxs {a. Aas/al). 'I'o tabulate :h.e exact lOSS 0:i OVSr-Sea p03ta^e >\-li;n the Faniiire nt the ]>resent ntomdit. 'ih.- 'c^s on \hr jire-eiU amount of matter mailed, if carried at a penny rate. I'" ( ) obtain L-,tiiiuitcs .l^ to probable increase uf (x>iiiinun-. ,;'u.n uvv!iij4 to {ii) iiauir.il -ro^vih, (,''; incrcascn ruiiitics. 'I'o state tlif lo.^s, ii"a)i\-, \\!ii(h, on \hc ba^-is of such estimates. woiilci he involved \)\ tiie new chan^^e in live \ears from ihe [.recent t'.Mc. To ;!i.|iiiiv licw far Eiibsulies are really rarfiiirecl at all to ensure ihc i\\ui!lar anci :-.v,i;L iranbnns^ii.n ot tlic uijii>. aiv whether, if a subsiu) he ne( l>.>.ii \', il nii;^hl not !)o paid in some oliur torni than iiarcl c.i>ii. <'.:;.. irreieienlLil eiiijiio) iULnl ot liie suij^idised CMnipanv's sln])]iin;.; in lime ol' war, s|ie< ial [)ri\ileg<.'.-> in lime of peaee, \:( . 'I'lie main points for tlie Comm!^,sion to he..r in mind in i\>|i'.'i u\ ini> !)ran(ii ol the mi [uirx' would he ( i ) the utter un- tiiisl wiirtinn'-.N ol the re;n''.!r jio^t.il ot'li( ial^ a> witneS'-es. I he l\)Stai I)eii.r'tinc!it^ lure, tb.ou^li tu'i ol the l:e.-,t intentions, !ia\"e heeii iitterl}' demor.ilised by the I'rLj -tir\ d.o( triiie wlii( h thev ha\L been loi( cd to at and must remain a, revenue department. The result of which radical mi.sconce]ition is that our postal service has stmk from tile ])osiiion of lirst to that of nearly la>t among civilised nations. '2) 'I'he Commis.sion must hear in mind the reasonable and loLUcal position in whidi the whole question ought to be left, namely, a !)osition in which the United Kmpire ought to treat as one solid postal unit with the crowvl of smaller nationali- ties which make up the International I'ostal Union. At present it is the old fable of the bundle of sticks over again. New .^outh Wales or \'ictoria, it is true, are rei)resented in International ('ongresses, but they speak with the authority of one million voices, when thev might speak With the authority of Sfty million. To examine the chief officials of the various telegraphic compa- nies, to ask them, " Where are the shore ends of your cables landed? what protection have they at present.^ how soun, how easily, and how cert.iinly WOUld they be CUt in the event of war .^ What, in your opinion, would be the extent ot tlie militarv and commercial disaster which would be mvolved b\ ( 1.1 ) this sudden (olhipsc cf the iiowcr of specdi hctwotn ;ister be too -reat for \<)U to descrilie in adequate terms, ^ive a few fmures and facts, whicli you tliink hkely to iinjiress the I'.ii.'Hsh people witli tlie ahsohitc folh- and \\i(ke(hiess of ne-lei liiiL; every orchnary precaution for the protection of their means of communication. And. iastlv, .^ive MHir opinion, li\- the li^^ht of your ureal e.xperi- enre, as to the bcst iiiethods of establishing and maintaining telegraphic communication loth in peace and war, witii a 'Special reference to a proper hue rv*? the C.ipe to Au^traha. antl a Hue from £squimalt tO Port Darwin rendering' us independent of the present precarious ( ()mmunic;ition thnju^h the Mediterranean. (;) ("nil, .Skk\ice. To taliuiate the i)o-ts winch u'av he tilled with equal jjro- priet^- l)v (ii'.alihed persons from any .section of the (Jueen's l-'.nulisli speaking subjects. To inifuire h.ow many, or whicli, o! such posts are at present held by British subjects residing in the Colonies, whether the number so arrived at is a fair and just ])roportion in view ot the importance and ])opu:ation of tlie Colonial portions of the l-anpire. And whetlier, in case the 'propcrt' >n be found to be an unfair one, stei)s (ar.nnt be taken to offer greater facilities tO Colonists to compete for and oijtain sucli posts : and more especialb- to i)econie members of the Civil Ser\i( e (j1 India, and of llie diploinatir body. (()) Li;akm D 1'rom.s-.ioxs. Tart of this in(|uiry lias been already deab; wiili under the .subject of Law. The creation of a definite system Of degrees and C'iplomas in tlie medi.al, teaching, and scientific jirofessions wcaild obvicusb' i .e an immenRe advantage. To some extent, thanks chietiy to the l'ni\ crsities, an inter- change of qualifcations alreaiiy exists. 'Hie pulslic v.ant to know How the fact> stand, and if the system can be meiidec (7) F.MI'IK AllON. This licacliiii,' tclU its own story. 'I'iie lni]»erial ( lovcinincnt linMli^Iily toiltiteil all ( uiilrol over the coninion land ol tiic ijn])iiT I'-iil; ago. It can only j)coi)lc that land by the COHSeut of, and by arrangement with, several Colonial governments. The need is .so obvious and ]ii\;hsin;,' that some haltheartcd ste[)> have already been taken to meet it. We nnist now iio further, and recognise lliat the best, it" not tiic only, hope for lui^land lies in the Well-Organlsed and systematic emigration. (ii, Stiitistiidl bureau). In thi,- department everything is :U presLiit la( kiiiLC. Let the • .'ommission jiromi)lly take evidence as to the workiuL; of the Massachusetts .Statistical Bureau. Mutatis iiiiitaudii. lei them apply the information they obtain to the circum- stances of tile Ik.tish lunpire. (/', I.alHinr Ihircaii). Mr. Muntlella has already gi\en his attention to this matier, ,ind has wisely -one to a practical Foderationist to help him. rile .secretary of the Amalgamated l-'ngineers knows what it i^ to organise tor London, Liverpool, .Montreal, and Melbourne; lu^ association has already fedenited itself". an wanted, there- tore, is to give a proper extension to the new (iowrnnieni Itcpartnieiu. anil the Ko\.ii ( '(immi--!()n has merely to (hrec t it-- attention to the most eftec lu a 1 'a.u- of < a.rrviiiu out the sc heme of the Board of Trade. (S (/;/(/ (j) Din.oMv IK wo TxRIII. .\t present we do not propose to discu--s ihese two iiijins of the prognimme ; they must as yet be chis>ed under tiie be;u] ot dilfw ult iMtd dangeiou'^ points. '\\\^\ will arise, of course, and ha\e to be settled in due lime: when tiiev .ne r.iised we shall ( i6 ) (.■xpicss the \ic\s> uiiKM uj ii,i\c alrcuMX i 'icarl\ I'lniud with Kgani t.) .!iL-m. hut it i^ well to l^fc iiaturo tike her C'lUrse, :iii'l in 111' coinsc ol" nature these m it, -rs will 1r sel'it'd ,11". ;■ liu- otiur iiein^ mi the |i'o;j:r:iniint.' h,!\i 1- -eii .itljusted. as a mere matter of seciueuce and necessity. ( lO; MlMjI.i.l.ANKOL'S. 'riii> Ia-.l luad ,uives a grand (ii>;H.)rti!ii;;y for fneiid- nf l-'edera- tion ti) !m' up the lamentaMe uajis in t!.e foregoing most ini|)ertei i iiutline. A- long a^ the gre il end aiid ohject is kepi in vie^ we sit.all not griunMe with an\' roniiiliealio:! .if details which specialists ir.av thuik de-irah'.e. .Mtanwhi'e. we believe ih;U on the lin,' iiidieated a i\.')val (."< iinnii-sion iiia\' wiseh' and. profita'^h direct !t^ in^ |u:r;es. an 1 iiia\' iiv ai ■ ('airing :ind formulating uitor- niation with regard to Jiieni. do rriore to !n>;rucl pul)li<' opinioi^ and to hirther the c;ui>e < eni nionien; • ould prohahly accoiniplisli. i'MN lEo i;v Ca'--.i-xl iS: Comi'.wy. IjMiTtn. 1. v IJti.Lh. bAi \.\c.B. London, K.C'. Publications of the Imperial Federation League, tMFOIl.H UITII THIS REI'iUlT. Report on the Conference on Imperial Federation, held July 29th 1SH4 ■ ' : ../ c! ir, ; ,.■ Report of the Adjourned Conference and First Meeting of the Lrague. Nov. i8th. 1884. I H i>r i ■•/ .■■'.. Information for the Use of Branches. Umkr i n;. i 1. 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At the adjourned Conference, held on Tuesday. ivSth November, 1RS4. llic followin;^' resolutions were un.inimously passed: — 1 liat a Society be now formed, to he called " The Imperial Federation I.eacjue. ' 1 liat the object of the League be to secure by Federation the permanent unity of the llnipire. i hat no scheme of Federation should interfere with the existing rights of Local Parliaments as regards local .-iffairs. I hat any scheme of Imperial Federation should combine on an e(|uitable basis ihc resources of the I'.mpire for the maint'-nance of conuiirjn interests, and adeijuately y)ro\idc for an organised defence of conunoji rights. That the League use every con^titution,d means to bring about the objects for wiiii h it is formed, and invite the support of men of all political p.irties. That tlie membership of the League be open to any I'.riti^h subject who accejits the principles of the League, and pays a >early reyistratiou fee of not less than oiu- shilling. Th.at donations and subscriptions be iiniti'd forpro\iding nie.uis for conducting ■ the business of the League. I hat British subjects throughout the Kin])ire be invited t j become members, and to form and organise Hr.in<'hes of the League, which may place their repre- sentatives on the (jeneral Conunitlee.