IMPRESSIONS OF AUSTRALIA.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 9, 11 January 1912, Page 7

IMPRESSIONS OF AUSTRALIA.

LORD DUDLEY'S PAPER. TOO MANY~K)LITICIANS. By Telegraph. *-Presß Association.— CopyrlgUt. LONDON, 9th January. The Earl of Dudley,"in his paper read before the Royal Colonial Institute on some impressions of Australia, declared that Federation, had enormomiy facilitated the adoption of improved defence, also it wa* of the .greatest valn<i in matters appertaining to external affairs,as Australia's importance increased, tho Imperial Government would find it necessary' and advantageous to ccii Milt Australia very, cloeely.on some ouljtcte. If would have been wiser to wait developments before tranep'aatiog tho Federal capital in the middle of tl^a bush away from the broadening influences to be derived from contact with tho various interest* in the centres of population. Australia had too many professional politicians— indeed, too many politicians altogether] fourteen Houses of Parliament 1 was an overgrown allowance. He denied suggesting that Australian politicians were guilty 6f corrtiplio4i. On the contrary, the purity of the Public Service was one of Australia's proudest boasts. , He advocated immigration, tt White Australia, and an Australian Navy. . ¦ LONDON, 10th January. The Hon. John M'Oall. Ag«nt>Geheral for ' Tasmania, disagrees with the Earl of Dudley's approval of ah Australian Navy, which would bo an. enormous load on Australians. It would be far .better to contribute half of what it would' cost to the Imperial Navy. The Earl of Dudley, in 1 replying, admitted that many people in Australia thought like Mi.'. M'Call, but Au&tralia would not make an . adequate contribution in any other way. The people were rightly opposed ¦ to taxation .without representation.