MR. HUGHES HAS RECOVERED

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2742, 10 April 1916, Page 5

MR. HUGHES HAS RECOVERED

FEDERAL PREMIER TO ATTEND THE

PARIS CONFERENCE

STIR IN THE LONDON PRESS

(Rec, April 9, 5.5 p.m.)

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

' London, April 8. Mr. W. M. Hughes (Prime Minister of Australia) has recovered from his indisposition.

The "Daily Mail" states that the leaders of the Government are removing all obstacles in the way of Mr. Hughes attending the Paris Economic Conference. Mr. Hughes has declined to discuss the matter, and awaits developments.

The "Times" 6ays: "It is good news that the Government is prepared to avail itself of Mr. Hughes's services. He knows the sentiments of the peoples overseas. It. must be remembered that before the Empire can make arrangements with our Allies, it must devise an Imperial trade policy." Tho "Daily Chronicle" rejoices that Mr. Hughes is attending the conference, but warns him against ' 'the fervid advances of newspapers who loathe the ideal for which he stands, yet fall effusively on the neck of a Labour Prime Minister."

Tho "Westminster Gazette" ' hopes that the Dominions will accept Mr. Hughes as their ' spokeman, though actually he is 110 more than the representative of Australia. '

Other papers favourably comment upon the news. The "Financial News," in a leader, says: "Mr. Hughes's progress is as enlivening as the North Country functionary -who is called *'tlio knock-up.' , Ho lias stirred public opinion as it has never been stirred since the war began—a real live Imperial statesman, determined on a clean sweep of the Teuton. This is the last thing Whitehall desired, but the country wants Mr. Hughes in the Cabinet bocause he knows what John Bull is after, and is leading straight to the goal." The "Evening News" publishes a cartoon under the heading, "Y\ r o don't want to lose .you, but we think you might go," depicting Mr. Asquith handing Mr. Hughes his overcoat, hat, stick, and a ticket for return to Australia.

Tho "Daily Telegraph" declares that Mr. Hughes represents the spirit of the Dominions in a degree unsurpassed by any public man in the Empire.

The "Daily Chronielo's" Labour correspondent says: ''Mr. Hughes's bait is tempting, but 'Australian ideas of are a little too crude for England. Australian protection gives us ideas, but is incapable of giving the British worker a better stato of things.". [*The "knock-up," referred to in the above message, is an elderly individual —past the age of hard physical work — who earns a living in the mining and textile districts of the North Country by coing the rounds of tho workers' dwellings in tho early morning and "knocking-up" the sleepers.] v

AGENTS-GENERAL GOING TO PARIS (Reo. April 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, April 8. The Victorian and Tasmanian AgentsQpitarsl will Attend the Paris Commercial Congress.