"N.Z. ECHOING AUSTRALIA"

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25304, 2 October 1947, Page 7

"N.Z. ECHOING AUSTRALIA"

OPPOSITION ATTACK AT CANBERRA POLICY IN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 10 p.m.) CANBERRA, Oct 1. The Australian link-up with New Zealand was attacked in the House of Representatives by Mr J. McEwen, de- i puty-Leader of the Country Party. He said it had resulted in New Zealand 1 echoing to-morrow in external affairs < what Australia said to-day. < “Australia has not only established] ] closer relations with New Zealand, but, j. has gone further than that and ap-j c pears to be trying to convert her into 1 1 a minor satellite of the Australian j nation,” he said. “Whenever Dr. Evatt j speaks in the world’s councils it is t noticeable that.his views are echoed by { the New Zealand representative.” < Mr NJcEwen also attacked Australian . expenditure bn diplomatic represenlatjon jn Chile, Brazil, and Russia He alleged that a proportion of this money : was being spent solely to build up the J international status of the Minister of ' External Affairs (Dr. H. V. Evatt). > “We are spending £5OO a week in J Chile and £6OO in Brazil, while we are ‘ telling war widows that we can give them only 5s a week,” said Mr Me- s Ewen. An assurance that unnecessary travel i abroad on Australian Government ‘ business would be curtailed as much as I possible, was given by the Prime Min- c ister (Mr Chifley). He told members 1 that he would confer with the Minister t of Labour (Mr E. J. Holloway) about i the delegations to the International Labour Organisation conference, which j had been financed by the Government. t Mr Chifley strongly defended the t practice of Ministers 5 wives accom- ( panying them abroad. “There was a time when this side of the House was ( accused by the Opposition and the . press of being a party which had no ♦ knowledge of the world as its mem- , bers had never been outride New South Wales,” he concluded. “INDIA’S NAME IS > MUD ” ! c NEHRU ADDRESSES J DELHI MEETING „ 9 ( IDEAL .OF EQUAL RIGHTS ! NEW DELHI, September 30. 1 Pandit Nehru, addressing the fourth J meeting organised to restore conn ‘ munal peace in Delhi, said he wanted to take measures against the Pakis- • tan Government for failing to protect 1 minorities, and added: “My hands are < tied by similar happenings in my own 1 country. With what face can I take action against the Pakistan. Govern- J ment? 5 “I would have liked the armies of 2 India to march into Pakistan for the ; protection of the helpless, rather than J to see armies occupied in quelling c riots and guarding hospitals.” He emphasised that he had always 1 visited foreign lands to maintain touch < with their peoples, but he could not 1 'do so now because India’s name was « mud. He added that if the people did 2 not subscribe to his ideals of a State where every citizen would enjoy equal rights, irrespective of his religion, he J would have to resign. “As long as I ' am at the helm India will not become ’ a Hindu State,” he said. Pandit Nehru told workers that 1 division among themselves took away ! their ability to protect their own in- 1 terests- “If riots do not stop, the ' workers will not be able to achieve their cherished goal of a Government run by the common man. The capi- • t: lists will remain supreme,” he said.