AUSTRALIAN CONDITIONS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17439, 10 April 1931, Page 12

AUSTRALIAN CONDITIONS

SIR J. MONASH’S REMEDY “A SINGLE OBJECTIVE” FREMANTLE, April 1. At Fremantle a civic reception was given to Sir John Monash on his return from India.

Referring to remarks by the secretary of the local sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers’ Imperial League, lie said that lie had always believed the league was a power for good in the country, and worked for the common welfare, not for the benefit solely of members. "1 return to Australia to find tilings pretty doleful." he said, "but the people are deploring conditions for which they, as electors, are to a certain extent to blame. The only way out in the desperate circumstances ;s the ballot-box, by which they can put in power people whom they think can be depended upon to do the right thing. It should be realised that the present position is the same as Unit ,n which liou.tmo of the picked youth of Australia found themselves at the lighting front over 10 years ago. One way to overcome difficulties is the striving after a slng.e objective. II Australians will only emulate the examine set by her lighting men, I reel sure (hat she will surmount bet diliienlties. Any power I have, by word ol mouth or through the p. ess will be directed towards the urging ,f the emulation and the example.