THE PARIS CONFERENCE.

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 85, 10 April 1916, Page 5

THE PARIS CONFERENCE.

MR HUGHES TO ATTEND

WHAT THE PRESS-SAY

"CLEAN SWEEP OF THE

TEUTON."

(Received April 9, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 8

'The'!'Da"i«}y'Mail," in a leader, states 'tfc&t-the'GovernnrieirD is l-emoving all •fhe obstacles in the way of Mr "Hughes attending the Fafis Conference. . ■

"Mr Hughes declined to discuss the iinatter, : .fi(rid is awaiting developments. ' '

The Times says that it is good noAv? to li^ixr that the Government, ■is prt:par«tl <to avail itself of Mr HuKhos's services. He knows the sentiments oi' the peoples Overseas. It .'K'.ust 'be •;i;<?meTnbored that before, tlje D&ntiyiriv eaii. hiake ;>rrain^enieius witTi f.he 'Allies it musb devise an Imperia' tracln policy. v The l>aily Chronicle rejoices that Mr Hughes will .attend the Conference, "but warns him ngainst tlie TeiVifl -.".tKOTCOS .*Jf neAvs'.iapers who loathe I'he Klea.l for which he stands fiitl yec \vill (Effusively on the Becic of t'h.j 'Labor Prime Minister..

The Westminster Grzette hope,s that th*> T)ominioNS will accept Mr Hughes sis -Sheir spokesman, thourh actually- 'he is no mor.> than the jerHvserrtat'ivp of I'Vu.-tra^ia.

Other papers comments.

■pilblish. 'favorable

The Fimncirl 'News, In a leader, says thnt Mr "H -ighes's orogreps is as enlivening to \m :>«. what a. North Country functionary called the "Jaioek'--np..' r Be has -r.firred public opinion as it lias never "been-, stirred since the ivar "began. Ho is a real live. Imperial statesman, determined to ma.k'"» a clean sweep 'if fh"- Teuton. This is the last thing fhxfc Whitehall desires, but the country wants Mr Hughes in Ihe Gnhifet because he I'norn-s what John ?InTI *s after, and is leadinjr straight i-o t'Vio -gjbai.

The Kveninjr <n a cartoon under the h"^dinr>;: "We dor>'t want to lose yon, !>nt"think yon might go." depicts Mr Astputh as handier to Mr Hughes his .overcoat-, lv-it. stick, and ticket ro .r otii'>T> to Arstvii-^.

Tho Daily Telegraph ileclares that Mi Hughes represents lb<* s:pirit of ■flic?- Dominions to n -do!?.TPo unsurr.'i.ssed ]>y any public man in tho Fi*vr>ir«v

Tho Daily Chronicle's T'"1"iO" corivnomient <<ays that tho^ TTugh^s bait 7<; templing., but Australian i'lea.s of Stnt o . -M-e a little too emde for England. Australian protection gives v<\ W^as. but it is incanable of fnviruz ih* British worker a better state of

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The \rictorinn p.nd Tf^manian Ac;ents-fr<---npvnl -will attend tho Paris C«>mm«rei}il Congress.