Show I Absence of Australia Is Regretted By Associated Press OTTA OTTAWA A Ont March 22 An An au- au authoritative authoritative au au- statement received by the Router Reuter a agency ency here regarding the tho Imperial Imperial imperial Im Im- war conference says says' a During Durin today's discussion which dealt purely with preliminaries the tho general desire was expressed to concentrate concentrate concentrate con con- energies upon the prosecution of the war Unmistakably the absence of Australia Is much regretted The feeling feeling- is growing STowing that one of the most satisfactory features of or the conference is that it will afford an opportunity to the dominions to express their views upon terms of or peace It Is felt more and moro more that the tho part they have played in tho the war and the fact tact that they have regarded It as their own struggle equally equall with Great Britain full fully entitles entities them to this tills right From this tills viewpoint as well as others tho the conference is undoubtedly undoubted undoubted- ly an historic event of tho the first I Importance |