German Hands Off the Pacific.
Australian and N\Z. Cable A:isoc. "Rec July 15, 1.5 i>.m, London, July 14. Mr W. M. Hughe*, Pi-emiov of Australia, speaking at the Pilgrims' Club, reiterated that Australia's policy, as regards Germany's possessions in the Pacific, wereineaxorably " Hands off. the Pacific." There the islands stretched like a barrier across the routes to other lands, and whoever commanded these routes commanded Australia, which could not agree to a peace which would permit New Guinea to be returned to Germany. The Pacific was going to be the scene of many international complications and racial problems, and until Germany was democratised she must not be permitted to cast the shadow of despotic rule over lands whose development depended on freedom. Australia's policy carried great and grave responsibilities, but she was prepared to light on until victory was assured. He was. also sure that America would put her veto against German influence in the Pacific.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 7010, 17 July 1918, Page 3
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