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were it nut lor the complex con-Uit.ous under which B.itain an I her all »es ate now waging war 5umo i I wouJd go to New Zealand, New Guinea to Austialia. and the Laro hue g.oup of islands to Jut un. The e see in s to be very little doubt that both Samoa and New Guinea will Pm into British po.-M-ssi-m. but the question arises will tiny ii.'come t town dependencies like the Fiji island.*, ui will they be halid d over lo tli«* dominion of New Zealand and ll«* t oiiimonwiahh ot Au«';n;iu fgi administration. As to iht i a.olmes un even greater dilli* ultv pii\-,rO'S itself. Japan ha» expn.-dy mh mated she has no desire to r.-rum possession. That they should be handed bark to Germany is out of the question. W-li. then, who is to enter into occupation r If the revenue is sullici« nt. to make them self supporting there would be very IB tie diflivulty in the matter, a., eiihei Australia or New Zealand v/:*uM ^ujiCrintend the administrahn l»u uo.ther of thlt;'»e Govummen’s would care, at the pict'-nt mom'‘ni. to take charge of a widespread aichipefago which would be o dnin upon their own revenues. Thin. then, is one ol the great issues which has to be settled. In addition to this, there will be nuw a larger sphere for naval defence in the Facitic. Theie are several points in connection with oversea commerce and navigation to lt;*•-* discussed, and probably lornc mallei;* in connection with mercantile shipping routes in the lnlt;tian and Southern Oceans. The Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) can see these and other Imperial questions looming ahead, and is therefore anxious that the ImperiaJ Conference, which is due to meet about May or June, should dc convened. So far there does noi appear to be the slightest indication that his wuh will be gratified. There arc far greater issue? awaiting decision upon the battlefields of Europe. The great Irish queotion has berm voluntarily shelved for a time, and there is even a suggestion that the British general elections should be postponed until after peace has been secured The cablegram! we receive from day to dsy aie sufficient to satisfy any. one of ordinary intelligence that the pressure on the time of the leading statesmen of Britain must be enorm- , ous. and that until they are relieved from the Btrin and anxiety of the thousand and one matters which the .1 u. ...i S\_ — ..ii
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Beechworth Ovens and Murray Advertiser
Beechworth, Victoria, AU
Sat, Jan 30, 1915
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