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One of the primary questions for the Dominions, we should

think, is whether in most circumstances it is better for them to have a Governor-General who has the detachment of an- intelligent stranger or one from among themselves whose career has necessarily associated him with .some local interests. We suggested the other day that there might be a kind of general-post among Governors-General. A distinguished public man in any Dominion might be invited to become a Governor- General of any other Dominion. Such a scheme would constantly ensure inter-Dominion friendship and mutual Understanding. The only interest of the people of Great Britain—and it would be an impertinence for anyone here to go further than this—is that the new Imperial

structure shall not develop fissures and weakness. • • • •

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