THE COMMONWEALTH.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 308, 11 January 1912, Page 5

THE COMMONWEALTH.

LORD DUDLEY'S TAPER. Press Assn—By telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 10. Lord DudJey .declared that the 'Federation had enormously facilitated the adoption of improved defence and was also of the greatest value in matters of external affairs. As Australia's importance increased the Imperial Government woud fiind it necessary and advantageous to consult Australia very closely on some subjects. It would have been wiser to await • developments before transplanting the Federal capiltal in the middle of the bush away from the broadening influences derived from the contract of various interests in the centres of population. Australia had too many professional politicians, in fact, too many politicians. There were altogether fourteen Holies of Parliament in Australia. . Eo denied that he had suggested that Australian politicians were guilty of corruption. On the contrary, the purity of the public service was one of Australia's proudest boasts. He advocated a progressive immigration policy, a White Australia and an Australian Navy. (Received January 10, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, January 10. The Daily News says Lord Dudley's tribute to the purity- of Australia's public service is a great thing to say. We believe it. Canadian politics are notoriously'corrupt, a, charge which .applies equaly to Liberals and 1 Tories, but Australia has kept hen handls clean. The writer agrees that Australia is over-supplied with Parliaments.