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4 ?FréàaAMrhétV - jfauwuri»
-*-V - ÇowèspônàeBt.).
'Tha-i ¿rslíonfclv; formed associaiioi
wbidtirigM.. do : battle/ íer> Initiative
iteftfendnav and Kechil, ha« issued it!
coastUù^'ii, < and ~a manifesto setting
forthJtiimuns. The yetaran journalist
afr. Ifcajsrejh Hoare, took a promin-
ent pert ia "tho inauguration of the
oorenient,; "a^'/ na *;deubt has had a
hand- jaft^e^s^ping of the manifesto-.
That dwuaiejtt says: ."Australian -ex
thence; gogs ,te aadw tkat Parliament
arJ ^o'pr.Went, jeîV to itself, is 1
Ç-tob^SiJwfc.e ;. tjttt ¡t is always!
tending ,"v vto - self, aggrandisement
.rather?.'loan ; exsentiuz the mandates
of thessovfreign people. Mainly be
. canso.the system of government by
: pwcvjiiv .is-rarely, that a majority of
the ie^isla^-i^ft bis .an. opportunity to
go-enb ^inçrities mo:«¡y rule." Thai
is troey. '^flaie the rónserrative see
tîpa .b^s! ruli-i, beeav..«? real Liberals
ySvH&'tfôitî :rier point' to it rather
t#aa n.«e rriaun-..n eaCso with Oficial
í>J>?í5tl?<. .groaning 'tedejf the despot
y>ra ofc'^c e*treursis. behind the ma
¡ chinw^/BthV niait' remarkable ex
&rapíé*of minority rule wOs whoa Labor
' undfr*t*Mr.' 1m>on," kept Deakin io
ftfece and ran At:str.,!ia as. it saw fit.
DCMFIXO TROOPS IN MEL
y l^^ajesk 1fr. Poynton, acting Min-
ister f%¿. ¿he* îiaty, assured the public
that In ' f&tvre tho" returning, soldier
would be" tiiken t-> his own State by
iroops|iTp.^"ln spite of that, the Tok
ada duneed a number «f ic tn f.>r New
South. ,W^,vQ^eensläOd, and 'IV
¿ania¿ks» -in; 3tóhóurne. The ^pc?1"
tîon is a 'most unfortunate one. Camp
life aV'3r¿adn)eádóws is. unprofitable'
and', uninteresting. Hi' ordinary amuse-
ments^ âly" offl, . There is a cation
akfeaaviwfl ike troopships brought the
âw, .and Vrp ÜWT to keep on bring-
ing it.j- 4j.a"reîuft heather timid peo
pí¿ ,#i3^uti clukiren, nor fairly cour
. ageo<ú~|njpeíe . with .them, are eager
t».4hrqy ¿Bejr. fcouses .open .to the de
fainedáoídierk. Tho publican fnerd
the 7tâka^ .:aaa ,at. a-' Wesley Church
SnsHw#^nneta)eon eacr.:ce,-.tbe.ReT. 4Lv
Chin.'^rh¿iuai acted as military chap
knV/ojatty^isnT thar thc,bar dcor was .
the óe^*< eMr *o^en*.to. these strangers1
cendeshhed .se miction. The command- j
'ant .ea^sâ-wrenv-thè. bar. door; and j
who csW'baaihe.\hini ? v ? Hail Australia ;
the i£tia^re-ahd-referendum, decent;
pToraroa ' might- hare been _xnade far ?
ethe rekäfniBg men 'nt the- right time. .
Bkit itôhlstm pMave'd tue se'fish game ,
¿.and fleeted rtbe* "Sovereign People." . '
*.' ' ? .---'A».*.»... .
v .TB%:ÖtÄB^7I?ifL SQUABBLE..
Our ^tittle .nóKtjcíaos^ ' Federal and
State,; ye* ^ntiearoring . to stand on
their .'dignity,:*which, cfiords them _a
laughably insecure icoting. Victoria
- ia oomhigi in ifot a,, very, lair measure
^of :abene in-regard to the spread pi
the epidemic: .i'os3tbr)r. enongn it de
: serres it, ^otgfa'its dailies assure their
i;readeri- that" New. South; Wales has
been as careless,, but has «uppteoented
carelassassà with hypocrisy. Mr. Watt,
as Ac1sh¿ Prime Minister, apparentîy
reaecte en -the ' .Victorian : State Minis
Cay, as "oá others.; in . a long and
-rathtf'.ttfesom© 'statement on the sub-
ject. Afr. Watt scores some points,
and praires"-- ,if he prora» nothing else,
.that the'' LnJipíñitín' Minutera of the
/States lió;;^'hnow'-fi£her what they
'want .or* what is good for the public
There satnild be >n-'undi*puted central
controls ?'* " ' - - , -
mÜjtSgä jsï> THE TARIFF.
: The seiretarj'of the "Freétrade and
Lend :?ajue»r League, addressed a letter
to^ths¿«trete>j ,of the'Returned Sol.
hal»? 5atioiatr?arí j rérdüfawjngs . IS the
IMMiT'sh.pajser /"Tba .Nations" which
raprc seat. a' protectfre . policy c-s specially
TmmËài -to the- returned man. who
waals iwaeh;. t The fraftrader refers to
nfuasc |ioii-as "e¿ économie bogey which
ia énfr rhçld ;by IgnofamuW incapable
af etantiaing its" claims.1 He .pleas-
antly qafcgysti that- ..The XatW and
iar'reashna a*e;ia the dark, and offers
ta aaaaV ipankors to «apteúi fiscal mat-
tera. anaS'tCdakate w ith any protecl'cn
:st bokj oniatogh to iace/tuem. To which
. '^e-Natjjén^períon .as pleaaantiv çe
.plies: '»^1 regret tbs t it =.is not pojisibJe
to groat rjour request, thai the matter
of prelection should be debated, aa it is
"the ossnien. of my- executire, and in
fact'ofî^alî thinking Australians, that
the matter » i#t-debatable.".. There j»
plenty ¡of roonv for sweet reasonableness
. on* beth* sides,* - but the-Returaod Sol
*^V*e4:ot«M.-Pasty- icoks paTnfullv
hke -a^niere-.party coaeerri. and-tho
, spngle-tfjier. ha¿- alway«': been a triff e.
iMoje^pfrfc/v _
IBB&JIUG OF PARLIAMENT í
, -Pinbab^'.Mr-' Watt is amenest the ?
very considerable .number who,, refect- ¡
Leg on. jthe ajfuenza scare, exclaim: ¡
¿'SwcWt ark the'Ú»eá of adversity, which :
like ' tjhe* toad,' ugly/and venomous, ;
wears yet' a "precióos" jewel in his i
.!iwa4^>:tWesá they 'sie cruelly' mis-^
' Judged,1 Mr; Watt : «nd hrs colleague. ;
^aae'rejry ifiHing to let weeks pass with- j
« oat any/haety Summoning cf Pariia-;
~-ment "**Alni- panic-stricken legislators ;
; will not 'care how leug Ibev temcin .
? in thdat: osrn 'State, - wheW they can i
? draw their-salares as .regularly as if )
: they were haunting the- House «at £he :
usp o£' Bcurkoritreet. . Thc Federal j
M.P., . like the'.State school teacher ;
. who draws'* salary'and makes holiday
i whilst <¿thé panic spreads, is amongst
-.tile, fagoted-few. Thé landlords of
i olosed^hetete,'picture theatres, hilliard
. saloons; a steadily-ia^cf easing- army of
. girls-fioa bfio* aöd shops "on hok
. day. without pay,": shopkeepers mourn-
ing lessening takings, and persons
- weeping over Rahing collections, are
. amongsf ,t these to- whom-"lue'' shows j
'7iiealf "4pr"an4 venenjous.'V We shall -
' hare «níiagoveTnoeñí bv Cabinet, for
OTA^toATR^TION BOARD
Th« members of «nf State Repatria
tien Baird are »retiring in disgust. At ;
. their inal meeting they^denounced' the
piaàeat systeaV of political' management
Vaa hocMessry bad and' sa:d son* very
' straight thîags-about the. general faiJ
- ure or: repatriation under the genial
-'', hotrjajaajs gifted",Senator Mil
t k»n. .SaaalraS; of Hhk .'sustenance sys
¿rn, rènlnrÈ:~''It kept}
men unarttîed and provided no temp\»r
\.a*y systens^c* e»l?vm*et whilst wari*
ing for etáahmaWi. Schemes fer em
ployaient lei » to the
5eW*<$iw^'aet kata adapted,
<añrrmi.t&M^**.:**^* been
annatal The result was that many
man moaned" in idlneas and were paid
4*, ^ haphaaard manner." The
ifohy- - of- -paying healthy yoong
talawa-, £3 a week and . et
aacting .ikea? to leaf harmlessly is
ana of 'Wkieer only a~pejitieuui would
ba miàW Ifñiir there is kane, for
?kai aaV ' aisa . h as been suggested to
'kèB. ^hawt.-ke is c»aíe>ring:it. Be-!
jeM that he is not disposed to go at
' oi^" AÜ9TRALÍÁN SHIPS
These ahia» which-tlie "Win-tbe-War".!
MmH&jy waa tia build, in hot haste hy.
" way. of jaWing -giaaii-r" Britain te
feed m jawfler are stiH as idle, as se
many :na*at«d ships upon a painted
.saan. rfa^«wtkont.;*s are actively en.
jèsjed fr aa»»t» of tkaif n^herleae
squabble* with the mW. -Tjii* time' t}ȏ
.ooSetiaakers are 'said to . fce:-¿;"faMt.
The . public arc ' wéaiy ' ^P]°
affair, and are not. .disponèd^*.*waî*e'
much titre or .attention orr details- Ans
tnalia wants Ministers;'and wants-offit
ciafc .with strength 'of -cberncíer, -and
with ai', least oi*naryvoap^»*7*for get-
ting- the: best ' out di* Government -cm
pkryeas. .of oourso if, as alleged,1 tho '
men have reduced tbeir-day's-work, to
3 tut about * fourth of-th>-proper
quahtty,-their action-is-as-mseelly as
that of a shopkeeper TWhx>; ssfkj four!
ohnces ter ' llb., ''because-his -customer
is a rogue." In regard to War'ltessels, '
Australia is more fortunate/ .Great»
i Britain has made it a present of. dé
i stroT'ers'v etc., which brinrf.thè: ieet/up'
t to the standard decided .on a while
; back. .' * l::^: .'-.- '.. v
I ....
j TtR COMMONWBAiiXR FINANCES .
The Commonwealth revenue' for ;the
six months ending 51st .December .-waa
satisfactory. Customs and etc^fe'snow-
ed an increase of 21.9fM,40?,rand'tke
G.P.O. an advano\of Xa85'838î ^ Part
of the increase in postal-rbr'enae' wis v
dak to higher rates, voe*, there;oras, all |
round activity. Presumably, unh^tue j
high dnty people; who- are. reTyraatire.
just cow, induce M iahrters to .convene .
Pátlíanwnt fairly' early ^ and. to .révisa
tb« tariff straight away,.- ftttufre' Cus^.
tosas returns wHHehow marked *. in- .
j crease. Ships are becoming available ,
;n increasing numbers,Vfiejghjts.'?sro
falling, and manufacturar* . 'ia Great
Britain ,and the United--States ..«re; re-'
converting their plants tp the; pre-wàr ,
uses:-' Qft the other .hand.-.the -drought
must teli adversely on .revenw..later,
asd .it is. hard te* sa¿'-what^fiñ;'effect .
of the lnflu<?nsii scare *ill-be. «;For"the
; moment it affords a.'gönd:-^nasy\*of.'iw \
?a not -wholly uhwelcome*.-«tcirsp.^fi»r '
cutting down expenditure - pn'j various
, vanities which afford' us. littren:/f/.any, J
refcam in solid satisfactioñ'of in amuSe-~|
nient." Money which ¡woúfd'Miv'JfatpI
spent cn shovrs, parties,* n$wn^;hc*e '
and-there, may bc s^ñt?la¡^;'.bat "'a ?
good many people are'-f^joyin«: Ipr. suf- .
fering- "holidays without'.'pay'Ae^ jv .
communty ve shalU'haff '¿tp^-pay? for '
national prodigality some dáyv but'.Aua
tralia is young-, and 5-ornething is, ant io <
turn up. . ' I.. *'.". . j
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