Victoria, or more properly Melbourne, seems determined to split up the Nationalist or Government party. It is by no means clear what the agitation aims at, with the one exception that it seeks to get rid of Mr. Hughes. It 1s noteworthy, however, that Liberal Nationalists supposed to be lukewarm are now declaring themselves strongly for the Government and the little known groups of citizen malcontents are talking about opposing them. It is said- political parties usually disintegrate from inside, and, if this is so, the Hughes administration has a fair prospect before it. Like all strong leaders, Mr. Hughes invites criticism, but in the end convinces his followers that he is taking the ivight course. There are always risks that in the fighting divisions of the anti-Labour party some at least will go over to the enemy. this happened in Queensland and
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