▁do gg ed ▁pers istence . ▁No ▁sooner ▁had ▁Lord ▁Cur zon ▁introduced ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁imperial ▁foreign ▁policy ▁than ▁the ▁Canadian ▁prime ▁minister ▁rose ▁in ▁his ▁place ▁to ▁declare ▁his ▁government ' s ▁intention ▁to ▁" p urs ue ▁a ▁foreign ▁policy ▁of ▁its ▁own ." ▁The ▁new ▁Australian ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Stanley ▁Bruce , ▁quickly ▁confront ed ▁King . ▁Bruce ▁rejected ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁each ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Empire ▁might ▁shape ▁a ▁foreign ▁policy ▁of ▁its ▁own . ▁" If ▁the ▁discussion ▁continues ▁on ▁the ▁present ▁basis ," ▁he ▁exclaimed , ▁" we ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁achieve ▁nothing ▁at ▁all ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁consult ation ▁on ▁foreign ▁affairs ." ▁That , ▁of ▁course , ▁was ▁precisely ▁King ' s ▁objective , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁conference ▁proceeded , ▁he ▁opposed ▁every ▁effort ▁to ▁reach ▁agreed ▁positions ▁on ▁individual ▁questions ▁of ▁foreign ▁and ▁defence ▁policy . ▁In ▁these ▁detailed ▁discuss ions , ▁King ▁and ▁Bruce ▁cl ashed ▁once ▁again . ▁The ▁Australian ' s ▁repeated ▁efforts ▁to ▁secure ▁Canadian ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁resolution ▁end ors ing ▁Britain ' s ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁Singapore ▁and ▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal ▁were ▁turned ▁aside . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁conference , ▁King ' s ▁victory ▁was ▁complete . ▁In ▁a ▁final ▁burst ▁of ▁activity , ▁he ▁am ended ▁the ▁meeting ' s ▁con cluding ▁resolution ▁on ▁foreign ▁relations ▁to ▁reflect ▁his ▁conv iction ▁that ▁imperial ▁con ferences ▁were ▁consult ative ▁not ▁policy - making ▁bodies . ▁King ' s ▁success ▁ended ▁the ▁experiment