APPEAL TO PEOPLE
UNITY AND STRENGTH.
IN TIME OF ANXIETY
AUSTRALIAN SACRIFICES
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received March 24, 8.5 a.m. LAUNCESTON, March 23. In a broadcast address to-night, the Prime Minister (Mr J. A. Lyons) appealed to all sections of the people to unite to protect and strengthen Australia and fo put away their differences till happier days.
Mr Lyons reviewed the European situation. He said that Britain, France and other peace-loving nations had tried to collaborate with Germany, but for the time being had failed. The time for making further concessions in tlie hope of preserving [leace had passed. “If we are not firm in this hour we can never be certain of peace again in our generation,” the Prime Minister said. INCREASING FIGHTING FORCES. Mr Lyons referred to the steps being taken to increase the strength of the Army, Navy and Air Force and announced that the Commonwealth Government bad decided to make an addition to 1 lie defence programme which would cost a further £'2,500.000 a year. Australia, during the next three years, would be spending money on defence at the rate of half a million pounds a week.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 97, 24 March 1939, Page 7
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194APPEAL TO PEOPLE Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 97, 24 March 1939, Page 7
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