LABOUR PARTY'S AIMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1195, 2 August 1911, Page 5

LABOUR PARTY'S AIMS.

REPUDIATION OF THE STEAD

INTERVIEW,

Ey Telegraph-Press A&sociatlon-Oooyrltfhl Melbourne, August 1. Mr. W. M. Hughes, Acting Federal Prime Minister, has received the following cablegram from Mr. Andrew Fisher in regard to tho reported interview published in tho "Review of Reviews":— ' "Jlr. Stead's report of his interview with myself, as cabled by you, is grotesque. I saw him for a few minutes hurriedly, and said what I have stated hundreds of times in public speeches in Australia and the United Kingdom—that our objective was the world's peace, our policy effective defence, our aim unity of tho Empire. All these would bo best attained by trusting his Majesty's Governments in tho United Kingdom and the Dominions to give tho best ndvico as responsible Ministers of tho family of nations." Mr. Hughes, commenting on this message, said: "When Mr. Tisher calls Mr. Stead's reported interview grotesque, he cramps into ono word.every epithet of ridicule, denunciation, and contempt that every fair-minded man must feel towards one w*o vilified him. The attack but served to heighten Mr. Fisher's reputation, and amply warranted our expressed belief in tho absurdity. of attributing such statements to him." A PARALLEL CASE? (Rec. August 1, 9.20 p.m.) London, August 1. The "Globe" states that it will be interesting to hear Mr. Stead's defence of the "Review of Reviews " interview, if ho has any. It suggests that possibly the interview with Mr. Gladstone's ghost published by Mr. Stead some time ago, furnished a parallel case. It was certainly no more like Gladstone than Mr. Fisher's interview was like Mr. 'Fisher's public declaration.