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over what they saw at the recent 

 manoeuvres — but that will not satisfy 

 them indefinitely. To carry out their 

 own convictions and their own behefs, 

 they must work towards the day when 

 every citizen of the Empire should 

 share in the defence of the Empire. We 

 do not say that they will succeed in con- 

 vincing us, but it is no use to shut one's 

 eyes to the fact that, having accepted 

 naval assistance, it is much more difficult 

 not to listen to military advice. And it is 

 men such as Colonel Hughes who will be 

 responsible if the Dominions do succeed. 



The Panama question 

 wby not a Cana- j^^g added auother, and a 



dian .Vmbassador . r i ^ -j. 



•o Washington ? couclusivc, proof that it 

 is practically hopeless for 

 us to derive any benefit from appoint- 

 ing as our Ambassador in Washington 

 one born in the Mother Country. 

 There is a fundamental difference in 

 point of view and in methods of 

 attaining objects between the civilisa- 

 tion of England and the newer and 

 more virile development of America. 

 As it is in the Olympic games, so it is 

 in American diplomacy. The main 

 object is to succeed. To pit a man 

 brought up in the atmosphere of this 

 country, educated along traditional 

 lines, against the ultra-intelligent poli- 

 ticians of Washington, who have proved 

 their supreme qualifications for high 

 offices in the political arena, is to ensure 

 that we will have the worst of all bar- 

 gains. But happily there is ready to 

 hand a more than adequate remedy. 

 Instead of finding our Ambassador at 

 Washington in this country, it would 

 be far Ijctter to send as a representative 

 of the British Empire a prominent 

 Canadian. He would be able to meet 



the American representative upon his 

 own ground, since he has been brought 

 up in much the same atmosphere, and 

 has the same advantages of newer 

 civilisation and bracing climate. Since 

 the majority of the relations between 

 the United States and the British 

 Empire directly concern Canada, it is 

 only business prudence to entrust the 

 care of these interests to a Canadian. 

 Naturally the Canadian Ambassador 

 would come under the direct control 

 of the British Foreign Office, and would 

 in no sense occupy a difterent position 

 than that now held by Mr. Bryce. 

 The results, however, of the Canadian 

 occupancy would be very different 

 from those to be hoped for to-day. 



The military man- 

 Aeropianes and ocuvres, in practically 



Motors at the , „r 



Manceuvres. ^very couutry of 

 Europe, which took 

 place last month have brought into 

 prominence the value of aeroplanes and 

 dirigible balloons in the direction of 

 keeping generals informed of the move- 

 ments of the enemy. It is to be re- 

 gretted, however, that the newspapers 

 of this country allowed themselves to 

 be unduly carried away by their 

 enthusiasm and give the general public 

 an entirely erroneous idba of the rela- 

 tive value of aeroplanes. The fact that 

 it was possible for an entire army 

 division to remain during two or three 

 days undetected by the aeroplanes of 

 the opposing forces is in itself a proof 

 that tliere are decided limitations to 

 this form of observation. It must also 

 not be forgotten that in many cases in 

 which the aeroplanes secured informa- 

 tion they did so by flying at very low 

 altitudes, often directly over the masses 



