Motbourne has just finished welcoming and entertaining three. Japanese men-o'-war, which wee isting Awstralin. Thoro was thing wanting in the reception given to the Japanese, Admiral And seamen—officially.. Phere Wd an entire absence of popular enthusinam, but this must be aucubad to i general, lack, of interest, rather than to wilful ignoring of the visit. As in many eases what did not, happen. is of gvoator importance thin what did, The Labour party is particularly insistent that, all we requite to preserve pence in the Pacific is Intercourse and kindly footings towards the nations bordering that ocean. The leader of the Federal Parliamentary Labour party has more than once insisted that what we require talking about peace, reference to the possibility of war, it was assuredly the chance for the great body of organized Labour to show the Japanese visitors in that it was anxious to hold out the gla hand of Icom.
Thoro was an official banquet given by the Commonwealth Go Srnment. ab Federal Parliament House, but, though many leading Laboutites were present, the offic. ial lender, Mr, Charlton, possibly the next Australian Prime Minister, was not there, and his place was taken by an unofficial member who at the best can be described as a atrong Trish Radical with the cleverness "of his up-bringing to avoid any complimentary reference to, the British Empire.
"The Japanese Admiral stressed the point that though the Angloapariceo alliance had expired, its place had been taken by. the four or five power understanding which was the outcome, of the Waxhing~ ton Peace or Disarmament Con-pacifist, tendencies—will be strik-making the path of the arriving ingly different from that attend-immigrant smooth. ing the visit of the Japanese, Mr, Atkinson, the Minister at-striking—even the tending thia conference, mentioned most striking—event of the shore] that in 1912 the number of nomina stay of the Brit squadron in ated and assisted immigrants was Australian waters will be the 40,009, but in the year just finish: formal sinking of the Australian fed the number vas only 26,000 battle cruiser, tralia, which 'When' one realizes the position hop to be finally disposed off and wig and that of 1933 In the old rendered innocuous in accordance country, and also that in the past with the terms of the Washington year Australia has been ha: nmerweary. It is hardly necessary to ing away to get migrants from say that Australians by no means redate this premature destruc. the British Tales, and bes been paying to drag ' to ker shores tion of their one great warship, some of the unemployed battaleven though it may reduce the fons, the failure to attract new-annal at of te upkeep of the Royal Australian Navy. The Australia did excellent work in specu The Commonwealth comers is a matter for great,
authorities in London declare that the sold pat of the war, and it had they been given larger quotas was doubtless due to her activities they could have sent many more that the rounding up. of German migrants, even up-to ton times raiders in the Pacific, and the the number, and at this ud. the destruction of the Von Spee Commowealth and State Immigra-squadron off the Falklands, was tion Dopartmonts are admittedly made possible and prompt. It is still only half-prepared to accept oped that the British squadi newcomers. It is hardly a matter. will be off. the coast on. April of wonder that the mission which 2%, for on that day it, is proposed recently visited this country on to tow the bulk of the Australia behalf of the British Government out to sea, about 10 miles from to make inquiries on the spot Syancy, al lornnly and with doclaved that the—necessary ceremony send her to the bottom, arrangements at this ena vere British people are alleged to have quite insufficient. no imagination, but it is not The Country Party has. little to difficult: to realize" how such an event will the show fon ni "work at expediting immigration. There callous Australians, even as the fs, however, evidence that in the burial of the unknown soldier coming year the number of newitoprousel the whole" world. Tt comers may approximate the Hoghes ideal of 100,000. nent floating lighter ba moored, 1A) been suggested that a perma.
'THE ONE BIO UNION, where the Australiw is to lie, but Probably the most interesting such additional details have not of industrial matters just now, yet been finally decided. apart from the internecine wat
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