A very interesting discussion took place in the House of
Commons on Wednesday night on the motion of Mr. Guinness that " a discussion on the international situation should be added to the programme of the Imperial Conference." In the course of the debate Mr. Lyttelton, as an ex-Colonial Secretary, made a very valuable contribution. The great self- governing Dominions had, he declared, " become acutely sensible that they were no longer spectators but actors also in the great drama of international politics." They were making great sacrifices in the matter of universal military service and they had founded and were building local navies. It was essential that the Governments of the Dominions should thoroughly understand what their position was. What foreign policy would the Dominions support ? This was a question to be put and answered, and he believed that it would be answered perfectly satisfactorily by the Governments of the Dominions if they had knowledge of the broad outlines of British policy.
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