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come into camp they took on their work of approval of those inbuman monsters just as willingly as their colleagues and who have with dandish malignity inoculated British prisoners with foal thousands of them had already volun diseases, must burn themselves into the teered to take their place if the rad very soul of every trus Australian. To He was satisfied that, at any rate, the be patted on the back by Germany is proclamation mold have the effect of loat the banci a leper upon one's faca placing in the field as reinforcements Can any loyal Australian who voted thousands of men who otherwise would Town Hall, Melbourne, on November 10. No" now doubt that he has played not have found their way there.
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Adler ME. M. Joseph teers fall short of the reinforcements cannot call these men leaders who more MY (7 E Anderson Mr F. H. Kales requested by the British Army Council and speak only when and how they R. L. Atkinson Mr E Kanow The authority the Government desired are told of the organised "No" vote? Mr H. Marry Bain Mr N. B. Karanjia
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Mr H. The people, misled by gross This is the situation with which misrepresentations, have declined to entrust the Government with the Australia in faced Fighting abroad powers asked for. The decision of the for our liberties with Germany we are people will profoundly affect the future, menaced at home by men, who seek to MG Courtney Mr and Mrs C, J. not only of this young Commonwealth, stab the Empire in the back-by men
Mr W.J. Pringle- but of democratic govemment generally who are against this war for liberty.D. Courtney Price Certainly this refusal on she part of imposed upon the civilised nations Mr G. Currimbboy Mr P: Purslow free people to make sacrifices to defend by the great military despotism of Mr W. B. Davenport Mr E. H. Ray Mme. C. Picon their freedom will be used as a proof of Germany by men who seek to forcer and Mrs F. E. Miss F. A. Reay
Capt Dewar Me D-Riteber the unwisdom of submitting great upon us an intolerable tyranny and to
make government impossible.. national issues directly to the people.
What must be the duty of any Govern. Mr and Mrs W. E. Mr. R. Rouse
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Capt. W ment worthy of the name under such Mr W. Dowing Mr J. H. Scott But while we regret the decisica, circumstances? It is to carry on the MB Dubash sopsidering the odds against us, there war with vigour, to prove to the Empire Miss M. E. Duffy
Eastman is no need to be discouraged. (Cheers) and to the world that the heart of and Mrs A. W.Mr & Mrs B. Skott We must remember that this in the first Australin beats true, that it owes HMTV.A. Fairley
Mfr W. H. Ford time in history that the whole "of the existence to the Empire, and realises people have ever been asked to make that only through the decisive defeat of Mr Denman Faller
the Commonwealth the many and great sacrifices which war Germany can
Genre and child Mr J.A. L MrJ entails. When we recall the fact that maintain its existence; and achieve its r and Mrs J. E. Mr J.
Gibb practically one half of the electors were destiny. (Applause.) ovyo. prepared to make them, and that a con A word as to the men called up under Dr Glaister siderable majority would surely have the proclamation-It is a diodt gratify Mr A. G. Gordon Mr. Goulbourn done so if they a dot been deliberately ing thing that, despite the effects of the deceived by false statements, we have anti-conscriptionists to prevent the men Mr H. E. Grassett
Capt. T-P Hali no reason to say that Australia, as Fobeying the law, the numbers reporting Gray any, nations which would have some presented themselves in camp, as re Mr A. Hanson venture to say that there are few, if estimate, but some thousands have not Hannibal
have to do so, as the law must be Mr and Mrs R. D. Capt. Willsher
Harvey through such an ordeal with greater quired by the law. They will, however, Mr.G. Harper
The verdict of the people, no matter obeyed. The purpose for which they Mr and Mrs H. Er szd Mrs J. T. how influenced, has been giren and were entmoned to camp was that they
Picks must be accepted; but, I feel certain should receive such irsining as might Mr MOCKE that very many Australians already make them immediately available for Mr W. B. Hind As the verdict of Mr W.J. Hodge regrat a vote which now when it is reinforcements. too late, they see has brought joy the people fe against cunscription Mr L. FSHodge into the camps of our mortal enemy, for oversen service, the Government Mrs A. E. Hodgins
Mr.A Shelton Hooper and made evident to all what is the proposes to accept that verdict. The Mr HE Hollanda policy, of those mainly responsible for reason for which the men were The anti-conscriptionist campaign called up no longer exists. It a Hear, hear) What must have been therefore not the intention of the the feelings of tens of thousands of Government to retain the men in camp
of month's training, dating from the time Mr D. K. Blair Mr.R. P. Mattingly misrepresentations butrageous
Carmichael MrT. L Perkins designing men, voted "No" when they the training began, which would be of Mr and Mrs H F. Mrs C. Mulder read in this morning's press the great value in case of a reverse, and enthusiastic approval of their action will be of no detriment if things go as Mr&Mrs FW, Cory Mr & Mrs E Ralphs by the German Press.
Roberts Professor we all hope, the men be sent back to Mr and Mrs D. 0. Mr and Mrs W.
Cascili Manes, in so article in the Vossiche their homes."
The Government bows to the decision Mr and Mrs G. C.Mr C. Skott Zeitung, mysThe result is the
Mr & Mrs A Findlay sharpest condemnation of the whole of the people, which it invoked; but Clarke policy of Mr. Hughes, who is the most because it feels assured that the great Col Darling, RE Smith
BIr&Mrs W Duinken Mr & Mrs V. Findlay noisy and abusive Prime Minister of majority of the citizens desire, above all
the things that Australia should do it ánemy countries: It means
Mrs. A. Mc. Stewart complete defeat of the loudest advocate duty in this great struggle it will not end Mrs B. A. Smith- of a commercial war against Germany, allow those who seek to dishonour and Hale.....
Mr G. E Wetton It means that the Australian force wreck Australia to bar its path but will Mr.AH. Hollings Mrs Kingalos Ward f cannot be maintained at its previous hold to the policy upon which it was worth strength, and it means that the other elected, and which it has unfalteringly Mrs T. J. E. Johns. Mr and Mrs-David
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