...have the statement of the "posi—227— tion and mutual relation" of Great Britain and the Dominions. "They are autonomous communities within the British...aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by common allegiance to the crown and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth...

...contained in the committee's report as to the relative position of Great Britain and the Dominions : "They are autonomous communities within the British...aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown, and freelv associated as members of the British Commonwealth...

...of the group of self-governing communities composed of Great Britain and the Dominions were defined: "They are autonomous Communities within the British...aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown, and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth...

...der Bedeutung dieser Definition sei sie im Wortlaut angeführt: „Oreat Britain and the Dominions are autonomous communities within „the British Empire,...aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common „allegiance to the Crown, and freely associated as members of the British „Commonwealth...

...were the words of Sir Robert Borden, of Mr. Meighen, and of his Minister of Justice. Here they are: They are autonomous communities within the British...aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown, and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth...

...goes on to define the position and mutual relations of Great Britain and the Dominions as follows: "They are autonomous communities within the British...aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown, and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth...

...Dominions. There is therefore nothing new in the statement adopted by the Committee. The Dominions, it says, ''''are autonomous communities within the British...aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown, and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth...

...from which I shall quote the most important sentence — They— Great Britain and the Dominions — are autonomous communities within the British Empire,...aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown, and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth...

...development ' ; l and the Committee went on to declare that ' their position and mutual relation ' might ' be readily denned ' : ' They are autonomous Communities...aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown, and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth...

...Dominions," the committee says as follows : Their position and mutual relation may be readily defined. They are autonomous communities within the British...aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth...