SPEECH BY MR. DEAKIN.
AUSTRALIA'S POLICY. i , . , DEFENCE AND OTHER, QUESTIONS. : at rEr.ESuArH—rnsss association—corin'ioni. ■ Melbourne, January 28. Tho Prime Minister (Mr. Deakin), in a speech at tho Australian Natives' Association, referred to' tho want !of co-operation between the States and tho Federation. Se took as instances the State debts and immigration, and complained that the Federal Government had not been furnished' with that, practical; fullness of information which #6utd enable them to bring '•to'Hhosc* shores streams of immigrants month by month. Industrial .legislation was divided up between seven' Legislatures. •, ' • Mr. Deakin' also instanced agricultiiro, where n central' bureau was wanted to coordinate tho different problems; and quarantine, on which there was not yet that complete action and reaction that should follow Foderal legislation. 1
Dealing with naval defences, tho Premier | said Australia was not content'to havo it dotto by contract, or moroly to contribute to ships under Admiralty control, whether tho contribution takes the form of, men or rhonoy or both; but aspired to : see an Australian flotilla built as far as possible in Australia by Australian money, and manned by Australian men. Only in this way could they discharge their. duty to themselves and tho Empire. Australia was not content that its flotilla should pass orer automatically from its control to tho Admiralty immediately on a declaration of war. Australia, continued the Premier, was not Content with its land forcos; thoy were too small to protect our settled area, and utterly inadequate to protect unsettled areas. Under tho now defence scheme they would practically absorb the whole of the best existing military'" organisations by simply expanding thorn. Australia would not bo content with anything loss than tho universal training of all able-bodied males, ■ without distinction of class or calling. He denied that thcro was any spirit of aggressive militarism^
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 107, 29 January 1908, Page 7
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