26 APRIL 1924, Page 11

In other words, to quote Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, " Canada

was represented by Lord Curzon at Lausanne with her full knowledge and consent." To the ordinary -mortal the situation would appear then to be as follows. Canada was asked whether she cared to send a repre- sentative to Lausanne to look after her interests ; she said " No " ; she was then asked whether she was satisfied to be represented by the British Empire repre- sentatives, to which she replied " Yes." At the .Imperial Conference her representative concurred in the Conference's satisfaction at the conclusion of ,peace, and yet after all this Mr. Mackenzie King refused to recommend ratification of the Treaty to his Parliament. With the best will in the world I fail to understand Mr. King's position, and apparently I am not alone in this matter, for the Montreal Star asks " Is Canada at war with Turkey ? "