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The Round Table movement, founded in 1909, was an association of organisations promoting closer union between Britain and its self-governing colonies. The movement began at a conference at Plas Newydd, Lord Anglesey's estate in Wales, over the weekend of 4–6 September. The framework of the organisation was devised by Lionel Curtis, but the overall idea was due to Lord Milner. Former South Africa administrator Philip Kerr became secretary to the organisation. == Journal == In 1910, ''The Round Table Journal: A Quarterly Review of the Politics of the British Empire'' was founded by Lord Milner and members Lionel Curtis, Philip Kerr and Geoffrey Dawson. Many of these original contributors were believers in the idea of an "imperial federation in which the British Empire would be united by a new centralized Imperial Parliament. However, after the First World War, this scheme appeared less realistic and the Round Table members became more drawn to a conception of the empire as a "Commonwealth of Nations". Accordingly, the journal's subtitle was changed to ''A Quarterly Review of the Politics of the British Commonwealth'' in 1919, ''A Quarterly Review of British Commonwealth Affairs'' in 1948, ''A Quarterly Review of Commonwealth Affairs'' in 1966, and ''The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs'' in 1983.〔(The Journal's History )〕 During the interwar period the Round Table groups continued to advocate a policy of collaboration among the Dominions of the British Empire (South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland and Canada) together with the United States. However, its embrace of the "Commonwealth" ethos also led it to support movements for self-government within the Empire such as the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 and the Indian reforms of 1919 and 1935. In the late 1930s the contributors to the journal were split between those who advocated appeasement and those that did not.〔(The Journal's History )〕 After World War II younger members began to dominate the editorial board, and ''The Round Table'' became less a journal espousing a particular view, and more a forum to exchange opinions.〔(The Journal's History )〕 In 1910–1911 Philip Curtis took a tour of the Dominions to set up local Round Table groups. Groups were formed in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. A Newfoundland Round Table was set up in 1912.〔May, Alexander (The Round Table, 1910–66 ) DPhil. University of Oxford 1995 pp.69–72〕 A loosely organised Round Table group existed in the United States. Members of this American group included George Louis Beer, Walter Lippmann, Frank Aydelotte, Whitney Shepardson, Thomas W. Lamont, Jerome D. Greene, and Erwin D. Canham.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Round Table movement」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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