Melbourne, June 12.
"Australians recognize the paramount importance of the defence of England and are quite unconcerned about the proportions of British and Anzac troops in the Middle East, but they are concerned about the vital problem of Imperial defence which was completely passed over im the Commons debate," says the "Melbourne Argus,"
"It is a problem which cannot and will not be dropped and will be solved only when Westminster recognizes the lesson of Crete that we must have an Imperial policy framed by an Imperial War Cabinet including the most powerful dominion representation, The "Sydney Morning Herald" says.
"Crete was more than a battle; it wag also a pointer of the weakness of our Imperial organization for total war, The operation was unique and calls for intense after-study. Mr. Churchill's speech was disappointing because it did not refer to the political anxiety widely felt throughout the Empire."—Reuter,
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