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GERMANY'S COMMERCIAL'

ADVANTAGE

AUSTRALIA AND THE WAR

THE EXCLUSION OF GERMANS, EMPIRE UNION'S CAMPAIGN. The British Empire Union, which dinne into existence during the war, sinings te Mr. W. M. Hughes! Prime Minister of have been largely responsible fay the Australia, was the guest of X. Andrewtermined demand of the people that tr Fisher, Lord High Commissioner. at Exny must

raust be made to pay the full st dinner at Claridge's Hotel, on July 7th..of the war and that all Germans must on the eve of his departure for Australia be turned at and kept aut of the coun- to-day. Sir Joseph Cook, Australian try. The annual meeting of the union Minkter of Marine, was also the guest was held on July 7th in the rear lat of Mr. Fisher.

of the Cannon street Hotel, and was, ut- tended by a large taber of embers. over whom Sir T. Neild, 31.

Lord Birkenhead, proposing the toast of the guests, evenlled the fact that Sir Joseph Cook was Prime Minister of Australia

Provided The hairman, in pprning the meet-

in August, 1974, and sent the mosage that all their organisation was the out. cold of a movement which was started. the Australian Flet was placed at the to the the awful work of bringing before! disposal of the Admiralty, and that Austhe British public the ends of the Bri

var chial tralia would make any military, contributish Empire in relation to

He called Gerttians the chief tion which the crisis called for. So Engene

enemy. lishman, he continued, could speak without enemy because the war was

as entirely en emotion of the Australian miliary contrigineered by her in order to forward be

dextritetion. bution to the war. The spiritual example deep laid schemes for var

Hear, hear) They knew that for

pears the war Germany was engaged in

which was furnished to the British red that we were only too!

by the spontaneous contribution of ra outer Dominions could not be exaggYTALE,

ed and bad teei enormously underrated.

TA

ank.

ty te facilities to advance some its members to the highest posts in "They were proud that their distinguished this country and admit thera to the Privy

guests should go back to Australia and Council (Shama in short, Say that with all the Faits they exld allow them access to the highest civetes, And at the heart of the British Empice, and pave

ve the way.

ay for their complete con- those who said that these islands were trot, as it were, of the official springs: ende befor the war lied In the first it any rate, to give thear the opportunity days of war, when ruins might have swept meant danger of the grasest kind

to lear what was ring on in 2, over these islands; en heren, debant, un

T'he tional e

Tife (Hear. Bug on from the outer anons ery Dominions and consolidatil opinion here rute committee of the union had lone their best to make the Aliers Be which rendered a service on the spiritual ration Bill

hear.) ralits 21 side impossible to exaggerate as Mas, the What business has

had aliens working in our service on the unterth side when th

Lactories munition

during the

war Australian troops stormged duzas, and, dud shells, and why should these

ing later the German promitius But 1

been allowed there at al people have

hear shink, that as long as the reorde of (Hear,

He VM Hot Blaming British history are written the Lord Ministers, bureaucrats raled, and the hancellor led the tentspf arms of Minister had to siguity assent to his de

In criticising the various the Australians ant t'anadians bil! berpartment, warded as the marvellous piece cases of the hill he peritioned that be military-imporisation that has ever and his leagues he were seeking to Laket place in the history of the world amend the measure bad already carried Mr. Hughes, he added. realised with us clause in committer against the Cloys crament. The Certain peple aid and eir height and a more penetrating Paletted the ruling classes in Germany sciener than almost anybody else, the real and eve

the Hohenzollern did, nature of the enemy we were fighting, and apple sinking the and the real charter and desperation of sites and other dirbolical crimes the struggle. (b)

which we committed a long as they The Lord Mayor, as representing The right them or their goal the sub City of London, assured Mr Hughes na-gation of Europe anil the whole of the Sir Jeph Pook that there was a wealth civilised world. (Hear, hear.) of friendships and appreciation of their services on the Empire in the City which si Erven Wild, M.P., moved a po be representeck.

-olution expressing the opinion that the Germans had shown themselves, by their

1X ENHANGED REPUTATION,

clauses: --

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FREEET DIPLOMACY

It therefore

(1) Deporting all'enemy aliens (with certain exemptions as laid down by Sig Jour Butcher B. M. P.). *

Sir Edward Carson said that what atrocities time of war, and their

treachery

ery and intrigues in time of peace, struck him more than anything else in counworthy of hospitality ar citizenship nection with the Prime Minister of in civilised countries, and that the pre- Australia was that. Mr. Hughes always sence of a large foreign element, natural. new hat he wanted. He knew that rised or otherwise, had proved a source ward victory, and he got it. When the of weakness to this nation war was over and we ware hastily driven urged apos the Government to amend the back to the consideration of peace, r. Aliens Bill by including the following Hughes knew that he wanted out-of the war the fullest benefits or prace for the consolidation of the British Empire. Av regarded Sir Joseph Cook, Sir Edward coul crly say that, having been First Excluding all enemy aliens from permanent residener for a period of at Lord of the Admiralty, he knew well the feast seven years, deep debt of gratitude the Empire owed (3.)- down regulations restrict- for what Sir Joseph had done.

the ing

mission of al aliens unlikely Admiral Sir Rosalyn Werbys said the physically, mentally or morally to be naval part of the Empire recognised the coine desirable citizens, without distine Enormous assistance, both moral and tion of class. physank which Australia had given. He tuok that opportunity of extending their cordial felicitations to Australia's young Nary Traditions were amongst the assets of the British nation, and the tradition of the Navy had beca most magnificently carried out by: that young Navy.

A PRACTICAL PEACE, "

The

order to

(4.) Preventing, as from August 4th, 1914, any change of name by any alien.

(3.)-fuimiting the number of aliens who may be engaged by any employer.

The resolution further called upon the Goverment to introduc at an early date. legislation drastically to amend the Saturalisation laws. Criticising the bill before Parliament, Sir Ernest and thou sands uf enemy aliens had been permitted Mr. Hughes, responding, said he felt

and they had been a Great Britain, in that the people of this country entertain source of actual danger. Certain patrio ed for the soldiers, sailors, and people of tie journals and active members of Australia affretical and goodwill; that union had done their hest in order to the subject. they realised in this great struggle that stimulate public opinion on Australia bad endeavoured to play her or rather simulate Ministers who were opinion. The two part manfully, and had succed, at any misrepresenting public rate, in proving herself worthy to be one main enurses on which the fast General of the confederation of nations called the Election was wun were, the trial and British Empire. We bud won, but we punishment of the Kaiser and his actoni- had escaped defeat by a series of miracles, plices, and the banishment of all enemy aliens. The bill originally was increly a and those miracles were due to the quality form of legislation by frcers-in-Council. .of our race, We won because we deserved They were now at the crisis of the mea to win. The peace was not perhaps what sure, and were pressing gpon the Gov all men would like, but it was at least ernment to strengthen the bil by eliminat a practicable peace, and would enable the ing the objectionable form of Orders in world to turn to its business again. Coun Council. The Home Secretary was'pran- sels of destruction were being preached,

putting forward that the enemy

but the people of this country were very alien danger should first be tester. They

thither for a moment, he believed they

believing that every German

to be regarded as primum juris a That Ead been their experience the war. (Hear, hear.) The

sane and although they might

be fed Orders can he

would cone through all right.

Germany is still the best equipped Home Secretary and best organised nation in commercial

strengthened or rejected at any moment.”

and industrial warfare in the whole world That was their very argument against

fut even excluding America" continued Air. Hughes. He did not know what the policy of Great Britain was to be, but

diploma country was tired of

seer

This was a democratic coun and would no longer be ruled by for they were the very

that event the 'sterifice of 60,000 Austral[liament, he à Auld, under an Order-12-

it. was that we must look after our own abrogation of the policy of Australia, as he understood Orders-in-Counative efficiency; they interests. To open our gates to German meant that instand of aatters of public commerce and German penetration of our and legislation being put down in industries would be to invite disaster. In black and white and discussed in Par- of the pen the Minia ians was a sacrifice that would have been ter of the day

Council, make or unmake the law. There tunde in vain. "For my part I do nut propose to be a party to any such game,to deal with, people who enjoyed the were people in high society they wanted added Mr. Hughes. We shall endeavour friendship of leaders in the mountry. te promote trade with this Empire and (Hear her.), They wanted to Bec our Allies, and make this war a step limitation in the number of aliens em- ping-stone to higher industrial, commer. ployed arm so

by a

that the British work- cial, and social conditions for the people ing man or woman should have his or her fair percentage of work The Gov

of that country"

Sir Joseph Cook said he believed, the crament had to understand, in regard best Britons in the British Empire were to the aliens question, that the result in Australia. Australians were 95 per of the last election was not a mere pass cert British; and that was why they stood ing passion on the part of the voters, steadfast by Great Britain in the war. but was the arm, determined view of the That was why they would continue the great majority of the men and women great heroic tasks ahead and maintain the in this country without distinction of traditions of the British race. When war class or politics. (Hear, hear.) was actually declared it came as a great surprise in Australia, and he wanted to say with the greatest possible deliberation

Mr. J. A. Seddon, M.P. seconded the resolution, which was carried.

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