In a powerful letter to the Times of Tuesday, Mr.
T.E.Page appealed to the Government to hold an Imperial Conference during the war. It has been commonly assumed that the usual Conference could not be held under the existing con- ditions, but we agree with Mr. Page that the very fact of its meeting would have great symbolic value. He says :—
" Let any one who has an atom of imagination think what the presence of our great Colonial statesmen, here in London, during the coming months would mean. As a symbol of our unity, our confidence, and our strength it would be of world-wide influence and import. But it would be more than a symbol of such things it would be a solid addition to them. With these men among us, and with their support, we should not only have the sense of a new greatness, but possess it,"
No doubt it would be necessary to restriet the subjects of discussion. We should want reciprocal pledges of assistance, and the showing of an unbroken and resolute front to the world, not the airing of fancy schemes. A Conference managed on the right lines would be extraordinarily impressive.
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