Show ENDS HERTS h DUP i premiers have eaten many D anners in london town out do L atle bus ness lention the imperial conference wound up tuesday and it if the attend ing colonial premiers spoke out their thel r feelings to the public as they did t to their acquaintances they would call it it a failure A more dejected group of statesmen seldom has been seen coming with high hopes of a preferential trade scheme and elaborate programs tor for imperialistic legislation they have succeeded in pressing upon the gov eminent only a few minor projects the popular interest in the gather ing which at first was widespread dwindled steadily until at ohp end the doings of the conference have been given but a secondary place in the press socially the conference was a great success and tho the visiting premiers have eaten many dinners sir wilfrid launer laurier the canadian premier supported the government at every stage of the opposition to prefer enolal trade and as a result he has be come unpopular with his colleagues alfred deakin premier of australia lost no chance of proclaiming the jap anese menace to australia a vital lem sir robert bond premier ot of new found land brought the newfoundland fishery question before the conference he ile pleaded against a modus vi with the united states but the earl of it elgin replied that the governa government e n t was unable to do anything whereupon p 0 n sir air robert made a vehement protest |