HC Deb 26 June 1917 vol 95 cc194-5
50. Mr. LYNCH

asked the Prime Minister whether he can state the occasion on which the word "Empire" was first officially used since the Hanoverian succession, and also when it was first applied to include the Dominions; and whether he will submit to the Governments of the Dominion the question of the advisability of the phrase "My Empire," both in reference to the word "My" and the "Empire"?

Mr. BONAR LAW

I cannot add anything to the answers which I have already given to similar questions.

Mr. LYNCH

Will the right hon. Gentleman not refer to the Dominions the question of these Kaiser-like phrases, which is simply flouting in the face of democracies?

Mr. BONAR LAW

If the hon. Gentleman will read the documents presented by the Prime Ministers at the Dominions Conference, he will find that they constantly use the objectionable words.