The Cambridge History of the British Empire: The Empire-Commonwealth, 1870-1919John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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But the matter had now passed into the region of sorrowful comment or friendly bargaining . No one any longer doubted that a self - governing colony controlled its own tariff . The Australian colonies were aggrieved by the British ...
But the matter had now passed into the region of sorrowful comment or friendly bargaining . No one any longer doubted that a self - governing colony controlled its own tariff . The Australian colonies were aggrieved by the British ...
Page 400
The fact that immigration was a State matter frustrated the development of a positive Commonwealth policy which in opposition to Kanakas , Asians and Italians earned a reputation for a prejudiced exclusiveness .
The fact that immigration was a State matter frustrated the development of a positive Commonwealth policy which in opposition to Kanakas , Asians and Italians earned a reputation for a prejudiced exclusiveness .
Page 412
The matter was , nevertheless , important . Must such a Conference confine itself to resolutions of such a general or “ neutral ” nature as would enable all to approve , or could it , by a majority vote , make more precise and vigorous ...
The matter was , nevertheless , important . Must such a Conference confine itself to resolutions of such a general or “ neutral ” nature as would enable all to approve , or could it , by a majority vote , make more precise and vigorous ...
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