AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE
THE COMMONWEALTH NEEDS. Press Association—By TeleEraph-Copynjrl:! SYDNEY, November 25. ' (Received Nov. 26, at 1.10 h.m.) . The Hon. B. R> Wise, who recently returned from England, in the course of an interview, expressed his conviction that Germany needed Australia, 'and .that was the secret of that nation's anxiety to increase her navy. He stated that to his mind there was an absolute arid real necessity, for a much more elaborate scheme of defence than any. vot pinViorward in the Commonwealth. ' Universal military training, though a step in the right direction, did not go far enough.) No training was of any use unless they had a very substantial increase of population. Immigration must be the first step in the defence policy of the Commonwealth. When land was available the people must be brought here and taught to bear arms.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14381, 26 November 1908, Page 7
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