Mr. Borden's important visit to England came to an end
on Friday. It was the occasion of a most valuable exchange of opinions between the Imperial and Canadian Governments, chiefly on naval defence, but also on the wider question, which cannot possibly be disentangled from Imperial defence, of the representation of the various Dominions- in the control of Imperial policy. We trust that the visit of Mr. Borden and his colleagues has been as agreeable and satisfactory to them as it has been to the British people. We may expect before long to be in possession of the Canadian scheme of co-operation with the Admiralty. We shall take an early opportunity of discussing the question. In the course of a statement which Mr. Borden issued before his departure he said that Sir Wilfrid Laurier had not been asked to confer with the .Canadian and British Governments on Imperial defence, and that it was therefore not true that he had refused to do so. Nor had any arrangements yet been. made for a visit of British Ministers to Canada.
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