TO WIN THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3012, 24 February 1917, Page 9

TO WIN THE WAR

..AUSTRALIA'S AIM By Telegraph-Press 'A6sociaticiii--CopyTiEht Melbourne,. February 23.. 'Mr. Hughes, . in lis policy _ speech, made a glowing.'appeal regarding' the ineccessity of Australia.doing her ut- ; most to''help! win. the war), an end to ! which the- new.. Ministry: ..was' fully i pledged. .He reminded the House of. jMr. Andrew Fisher's promise of "the '.last man and. the last shilling." ~ ...Senator Pearce'(Minister of Defence), :) speaking in. • the, Senate,,. •'. an. ' .average.of ,43 per. cent, ofthe wounded . and Blct returned'.to. duty... The. rest .had to be'replaced.: To date 18,974 had. ; been~; killed, _3(540.wer0V. missing,, and .941 wore, prisoners. .Troops abroad' .suffering fronv.venereal disease were not returned to Australia, but were sent to special, hospitals overseas. Mr. Tudor (Leader of the "official" .Labour Party) secured the adjournment of the debate. ■ Senator made a. polioy statement in' the Senate. The debate was ■adjourned; / ' : '. . ■ The Labour caucus has decided to oppose the motion prolonging the life of Parliament. It is probable that the motion will be defeated "by one .vote in the Senate. PROLONGING THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. (Rec. February 23,, 9.20 p.m.) . Melbourne, February 23. In the-Federal House, ivif. Wm. Hughes, explaining his motion asking the Imperial Government to extend the life of Parliament, said that there was no precedent for the motion; but the circumstances, of the war were such'as to . make. precedents for all .their actions impossible. ■ In; addition, • there ■ .was: the .necessity for united-action,-"if tiwe-iwould do:our. .part,in'..preserving; -'the 'Empire. -"'lt ..wasundesirable"'-to"> 'diEturb..the v peoplo'by'-an election.'-'He ""instanced, the ' fact that: Britain hadpostponed its .election. Australia, he added,- could not afford to be left out of the Imperial Confer-» ence. It had been ■ said that' Australia should'not'commit her delegates to any definite policy. -There would bo no interference; with her. powers of selfgovernment, and on matters relating to the successful prosecution of the war she already was committed ,to use every ounce/of her.strength. In relation to the peace terms, while he would' urge the utmost destruction of the military power of-. Germany, he was not favourable to the humiliation of the ■ Germanpeople by placingthem beyond the pale of civilised nations. DEBATES IN V BOTH HOUSES ..: ADJOURNED. ,• •' ..■ (Rec. February 24, 0.10 a.m.) Melbourne, February 23. Mr. Tudor (Leader* of the Labour Party) followed Mr.'Hughes,':and slashingly attacked "the Government. Tho •debate was adjourned. > • •-■' ■-' -In the" Senate a' further"-warm discus"Bio'n on;" the Government-policy '.*took; place, "and'the debate : was'• adjearned" Vover the' week-end/:':' ■ '■- ' - : "-- '■■:"WINTHEAVAR" DAYTNSYDNEY.; '"'" ■: Sydney, February 23. . •" Grea.t'preparationahave'bee'n made for the'monster "win the War" demonstration to bo held tb-mdrrow. .: .-.'(Rec. .February 23, 9.20 p.m.) .' ; •.':. : ' :: Sydney, -February 23; : ;'; Fine weather favoured "the*" n'ixi-th'e-•waf". day.' ]'■■' The streets'we're taken possession of by'hosts of ladies securing signatures to the "Win-the-War"-.' ■ •League 'pledge to give' assistance in one direction or another towards securing the victory. " They did a roaring trade in- sixpenny buttons of membership. Bands tfere stationed at central positions, and there, were many open-aif speakers. The main object of the. movement is to organise tho whole of the forces of the Commonwealth in. .a dead-lift effort.; If is hoped that' the result will be an additional quarter of a million members for .the league. NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS -. Sydney, February 23. • Mr. John.Storey (Leader of the Labour Patty) has-outlined the policy of the New South-Wales Labour Party. The_ chief points are an emphatic repudiation of any- connection with the 1.W.W.", and a declaration that the. referendum vote was not only against conscription, but the conscriptionists. "The party favoured- a loan policy' for ■ the development of the country', the -"'establishment ■of a Sta.te bank, 'with ; control'of' private - banks, educational and housing reforms" (tho latter to bo "undertaken.'by the State and municipalities), full civil and political rights for women, a minimum living wage for women workers.;pensions for widows, the reduction of taxes on income from personal exertion and production of the. soil, with a.corresponding increase of . -taxes ■ upon unearned incomes, adhesion to -the industrial and arbitration system. . Mr. Storey stated that the Governor (Sir Gerald Strickland) had received his walking ticket, .and was shortly leaving.—Press Assn.