JOURNALISTS ON TOUR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17425, 20 September 1918, Page 4

JOURNALISTS ON TOUR

•t BRITAIN'S PART IN THE WAIL * THE TRUE PERSPECTIVE. 0 Preas 3E °oiation By Telegraph-Copyright. Router's Telegrams. e m • LONDON, September 18. { (Received Sept. 19, at 7.45 p.m.) e r>i t , he Australian and New Zealand Club s luncheon to the overseas press delegation, Mr Hughes (Australian Prime s Minister) declared that if to-day AmiVn s " u.u S were n °t held or threatened s by the enemy, it was due to the heroism ? elan of dominion troops. He bes lieved we could, whenever called upon ! P lerc p , the Hindenburg line. He com- , mended Mr Balfour's and Mr Wilson's 3 replies to the Austrian Peace Note. Lord Beaverbroofe, in proposing the 1 'The Guests," said he hoped to 1 r-n - II )' through them the people, e of Britain's part in the war. She had . contributed more men by percentage a than any of the dominions. Great Brib tain herself oould not claim recognition xcr what she was doing, and in this way perhaDs the doings of tie dominions aps P eare , d to eclipse the Motherland. He s hoped the visitom .would be able to put » things m the right perspective if there were any misconceptions on the point. E- Hackett (New Zealand Herald, Auckland), m replying referred to the generosity of the British people in giving every credit to the dominions and taking little themselves. There was no direct misconception overseas about Britain's . part. The cable news kept them well ? informed of the magnitude of Britain's s efforts.