The Report of the Committee on inter-Imperial rela- Du-% which
was adopted by the whole Conference on ridaV, November 19th, does not profess to do more than lay down main outlines and certain comprehending for- mulas upon which it will be possible for subseyient c m- mittees to build. Any attempt to draw up a regular Constitution has been avoided and will almost certainly be avoided in future. The Dominions are defined as " autonomous communities within the British Empire, equal in status, in no way 'subordinate one to another in any aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth of Nations." This has the mystical ring of a creed and we accept the omen. The Report frankly admits that existing 'administrations and legislative and judicial forms are not now altogether compatible with this definition. But all these forms, of course, took root in past history, and they must gradually be adapted now that the general lines of development have been accepted.
