THE NEW SOUTH WALES AND VICTORIAN GIFT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 3 April 1909, Page 3

THE NEW SOUTH WALES AND VICTORIAN GIFT.

/-REPLY TO AN ATTACK. X'X^XX' :; {Received 9.50 a.m.) rXXXX'iy :'• '-■'. ;■';.' SYDN r EV, Saturday. /' ; --:vMr Hughes, Federal Attorncy-G'ene-'J ; tal^:teplying to the attack on Mr ;;-;{. Fishcrr's. finance and defence policy. ;■ that the bulk of those crying 'rout for Dreadnoughts were doing so -ryyfaiyyhS^ther reason than t 0 "dish W.\s;--the;.Labbur. party. They were not si f -^ntfttJh ;afraid 'of an attack on Britain v':^is..pfcan. attack on monopoly. ;^'>';,4The%/3 Sydney Morning Herald," in ';.; /..v'an^lprjeciatirc article on tho decision ...-^terpresent'' a Dreadnought, says that J ;:"pfbbably. other States will be com • 'V^peHeUfby, public opinion to follow the ,'. lead of "New South Wales and Victoria. >. T " -The.vLortl llayor has decided that .; the movement to present a people's ■-•■: Dreadnought shall go on. XX-XXX : '.yy ■ LONDON Friday. ;^: "Tlio Times" says Mr Fi'sher'a pro- -:; j-'grammo' shows that • tbe Common- :,<!: wealth and . Canada arc inline in -■•': Naval policy, both favouring f0110w- ... 'ing New Zealand's precedent. The -X papei-addi: that if these gifts be de-v;3-cided: upon they will be welcomed with Ji'r-^pride aiid gratitude. It will not be ;.-% ; >detracting from a burden wiich Briti^^almfs'ftilly competent and determined a proof that .the colonies ;>;' Yuphp'tl Briain's resolve to maintain ;:v itlie'?t^preriiacy- of- the sea. Future .i i Jn.tefo--tT.li')-!voTer, 'would centre in the .^ocaHnayal^sei vices which Australia ':"and;CjCnada wore preirafing to den •■-' ■; OJielbp. •'/'* -X'-X-yy v- ,' ■ , XXX 9} C . TiViiqs'?- recalls Air Balfour's . sper-elr 'on %-Harbld>Cox.V amendment: to the addfesa, in-th'c House of y. Commons in February, ;ri9o7, as a ; . jy clatmc eipositioa'of: British Tniperial;i;;.:ism^' _■■;. . ': ..- •■z-X.X: ■■'Sy ;■ -.' ' -•■-