“HANDS OFF.”

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 3 October 1924, Page 5

“HANDS OFF.”

JAPAN WARNED. SOME STRAIGHT SPEAKING. by cable—press association—copyright NEW YORK, Oct. 1. Mr. Arthur Brisbane, the most noted American editorial writer, who is connected with the Hearst new*spapers, wrote the following sensational leader on the Geneva situation: “This nation should send a plain message to those gentlemen in Geneva who are solemnly discussing the advisableness of making the immigration law's the business of Japan and Ehiropean Powers. We, when a small nation, enforced the Monroe Doctrine, which warned Europe to keep her hands off the American continent. ‘ “We are 115 millions of people now* and we can prevent Japan, with or without the help of Europe, from dictating our* internal (including immigration) laws. Luckily w*e have a defender in Australia. That nation, with a small population, living under the shadow* of Japan and the hundreds of millions of Asia, notifies the League, Japan and everybody else that ©lie (Australia), with her small population and wealth incomparable with that of. the United States, will undertake to manage, her own internal affairs and wants no advice. Perhaps somebody in the United States will develop a little of Australian spirit.’.’ AUSTRALIA’S POSITION. MELBOURNE. Oct. 1. Mr. Bruce is awaiting fuller information regarding the reported compromise reached at Geneva over the Japanese protocol before commenting on the position. The opinion is expressed that the matter is*a delicate one, and there is need for Australia to go ivarily before accepting anything likely to affect her Whit© Australia policy. It is pointed out that anything agreed upon will have to come before the Dominion Parliaments for ratification. Mr. W. M. Hughes, interviewed, was strongly opposed to anything in the w*ay of compromise. Any deviation W'hatever from the White Australia policy w*ould be dangerous.