Show l LONDON NO N EVOLVES EVOlVE DOMINION SYSTEM GRANTING COMPLETE AUTONOMY AND SEPARATE CONDUCT MAKES HISTORY Each Colonial Government Re Responsible Government p por Only to KIng Britain Too New New Is fl Evolved Washington Washington The The recent publication of ot the reached In the Imperial conference at London supplies one of the most striking examples examples examples ex ex- amples of the fashion in which the Briton achieves revolution of tion Lion What the declaration actually constitutes Is a recognition of what exIsts exIsts exists ex- ex already It is therefore one of or the most astonishing bits of realistic thought in modern political history And incidentally It Is a personal triumph for Hertzog of South Africa because it follows closely closel u upon on the order of Ideas outlined by him at atthe atthe atthe the beginning of the conference At that time tile the South Africa premier premier pre pre- mier ruler said that the foundations of the commonwealth which had to tobe tobe tobe be laid should be In principle unrestrained un sin restrained freedom of action to each member of at the commonwealth In practice practice tice lice consultation with a view to to- to coop cooperative coop action wherever possible Exactly Ex Ex- this has been arrived at nt by the tho formula which has bas been hit upon and the fashion In which It has been given form torm The unity of the Imperial l edifice Is preserved by sovereignty represented by a n common king The Independence of oC the separate entitles entities Is achieved by bythe bythe bythe the fact tact that each cabinet although acknowledging nominal nomIna allegiance to the same flUme king is within its own territorIes territories territories ter ter- absolute master of ot policies and actions Thus If it Great Britain is Is' Is forced to go t to war war- war because because of Its Locarno Locarno Lo Lo- carno commitments for tor example Canada Can ada nib Is not automatically involved In Inthe Inthe inthe the conflict It will consult with Great Hi before the conflict breaks It will deckle decide for Itself whether the conflict con con- met diet Is inescapable and whether Itson its own o interests are Involved sufficiently |