1902 Colonial Conference
1902 Colonial Conference | |
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Host country | United Kingdom |
Dates | 30 June–11 August 1902 |
Cities | London |
Heads of Government | 7 |
Chair | Joseph Chamberlain (Secretary of State for the Colonies) |
Follows | 1897 |
Precedes | 1907 Imperial Conference |
Key points | |
Imperial defence, imperial council, customs union, Imperial Preference |
The 1902 Colonial Conference followed the conclusion of the
Chamberlain used the occasion to resubmit his earlier proposals made at the 1897 Colonial Conference for an Imperial Council made up of colonial representatives which would act as a quasi-Imperial Parliament and make decisions for the colonies on imperial policy. This proposal, along with Chamberlain's idea for a unified imperial defence scheme, was rejected by most of the colonial prime ministers. While New Zealand proposed that each colony provide a special force for imperial defence in the case of war, Canada and Australia both believed this idea undermined self-government.[2]
Chamberlain also proposed an imperial
Theodore H. Boggs, an advocate for imperial federation, described the outcome of the conference as "disappointing."[3]
Participants
The conference was hosted by King Edward VII, with his Colonial Secretary and the premiers of various colonies or their representatives and members of their cabinets:
See also
References
- ^ "The Conference of Colonial Premiers". The Times. No. 36808. London. 1 July 1902. p. 6.
- ^ ISBN 0313262578.
- ^ JSTOR 1946822.
- ^ Papers relating to a conference between the secretary of state for the colonies and the prime ministers of self-governing colonies; June to August, 1902
- ^ "The Life an Work of Richard John Seddon". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 24 July 2017.