The Kingdom Papers, 1 tomasJ.S. Ewart, 1912 - 331 psl. |
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... passed by the British parliament a right that practically does not exist . ( 2 ) Our con- stitution being a British statute , we cannot amend it . Amendments are made , however , from time to time , at our request and according to our ...
... passed by the British parliament a right that practically does not exist . ( 2 ) Our con- stitution being a British statute , we cannot amend it . Amendments are made , however , from time to time , at our request and according to our ...
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... passed at Ottawa , with the assent of the British Government , assuming jurisdiction over the subject . That was the last of our very many struggles for legisla- tive independence . We now have it in unquestioned plentitude . No one ...
... passed at Ottawa , with the assent of the British Government , assuming jurisdiction over the subject . That was the last of our very many struggles for legisla- tive independence . We now have it in unquestioned plentitude . No one ...
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... Passing to another point , I feel sure that some of you wish to say to me that if we were independent , we could not maintain our independence ; that Japan , or the United States , would gobble us up . But observe that I have not ...
... Passing to another point , I feel sure that some of you wish to say to me that if we were independent , we could not maintain our independence ; that Japan , or the United States , would gobble us up . But observe that I have not ...
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... passed over without calling attention ( as usual ) to the glory of the ex- pansion of the British Empire , and the corresponding infamy of the selfish aggressions of other nations . Our audiences never fail to acclaim the refrain ...
... passed over without calling attention ( as usual ) to the glory of the ex- pansion of the British Empire , and the corresponding infamy of the selfish aggressions of other nations . Our audiences never fail to acclaim the refrain ...
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... passed a statute authorizing colonial officials to seize poachers . The act was not put into operation at the time , but in 1852 ( 12th February ) the Governor advised the Colonial Office that attempts might soon be made to seize ...
... passed a statute authorizing colonial officials to seize poachers . The act was not put into operation at the time , but in 1852 ( 12th February ) the Governor advised the Colonial Office that attempts might soon be made to seize ...
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293 psl. - But if a situation were to be forced upon us in which peace could only be preserved by the surrender of the great and beneficent position Britain has won by centuries of heroism and achievement, by allowing Britain to be treated, where her interests were vitally affected, as if she were of no account in the Cabinet of nations, then I say emphatically that peace at that price would be a humiliation intolerable for a great country like ours to endure.
39 psl. - These wretched colonies will all be independent too in a few years, and are a millstone round our necks.
79 psl. - ... to make a joint report to both Governments, or separate reports to their respective Governments, showing the different conclusions arrived at with regard to the matters or questions so referred, which questions or matters shall thereupon be referred for decision by the High Contracting parties to an umpire chosen in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the fourth, fifth, and sixth paragraphs of Article XLV of The Hague. Convention for the pacific settlement of international disputes, dated...
33 psl. - The maintenance of this monopoly has hitherto been the principal, or more properly perhaps the sole end and purpose of the dominion which Great Britain assumes over her colonies.
44 psl. - I cannot conceive how our distant colonies can have their affairs administered except by self-government. But self-government, in my opinion, when it was conceded, ought to have been conceded as part of a great policy of imperial consolidation.
171 psl. - That in case the crown and imperial dignity of this realm shall hereafter come to any person not being a native of this kingdom of England this nation be not obliged to engage in any war for the defence of any dominions or territories which do not belong to the crown of England without the consent of Parliament.
243 psl. - Kingdom, in such grave matters as the conduct of foreign policy, the conclusion of treaties, the declaration and maintenance of peace, or the declaration of war, and Indeed, all those relations with foreign powers, necessarily of the most delicate character, which are now in the hands of the Imperial Government, subject to its responsibility to ~the Imperial Parliament that authority cannot be shared...
44 psl. - Sovereign as their trustee, and by a military code which should have precisely defined the means and the responsibilities by which the Colonies should be defended, and by which, if necessary, this country should call for aid from the Colonies themselves. It ought, further, to have been accompanied by the institution of some representative council in the metropolis which would have brought the Colonies into constant and continuous relations with the Home Government...
79 psl. - The international joint commission is authorized in each case so referred to examine into and report upon the facts and circumstances of the particular questions and matters referred, together with such conclusions and recommendations as may be appropriate, subject, however, to any restrictions or exceptions which may be imposed with respect thereto by the terms of the reference.
171 psl. - That in case the Crown and Imperial Dignity of this Realm shall hereafter come to any Person not being a Native of this Kingdom of England this Nation be not obliged to engage in any War for the Defence of any Dominions or Territories which do not belong to the Crown of England without the consent of Parliament.