Imperial Federation: An Address Delivered by the Hon. Alfred Deakin, M. P. at the Annual Meeting of the Imperial Federation League of Victo Paperback -

I am sure that every member of this League would hail the establishment of international arbitration. (hear, hear.) We look forward to the days when a sovereign and impartial international tribunal will be created, capable of enforcing its decrees. No one will pretend to expect such a climax immediately. We may foresee a day when we shall be. Able to dispense with police, gaols, and, perhaps, written contracts, but we do not anticipate that this expectation will immediately ai feet the annual estimates of Victoria or the prospects of the legal profession. (laughter.) We desire to hasten the coming of these more civilised 3conditions, but until they come, I venture to believe that we require, as of old, to trust in God and keep our powder dry. (hear, hear.)

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