DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17951, 1 December 1932, Page 3

DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA

I, «*, CRITICISM OF CABINET EFFECTIVE POLICY PLANNED •SYDNEY. Nov. L’4. Attacks on the Federal Government 'because of its failure to institute an j effective .defence policy liave, been a I feature of recent sittings of the House of Representatives and tlie Senate. !t iis notable that these have been matte | by the supporters of the Government, j but the most remarkable feature has j been the absence, of any reply by the j [Ministers.. The .latest attack, was in jthe Senafe, and •Senator ilardy was ! particularly bitter, even more so than . was Colonel Harrison in the Lower | House nearly a fortnight ago. I Nevertheless it is true, that; the •speech lost much of its force .because of the absence of any official reply. An impression was created that the speech had fallen on deaf ears, but: this is entirely wrong. r flie present Government, it k believed, realises the danger j more-, perhaps, than, any other Government Australia has had, but the time f is not-ripe for any definite pronounce(mont. Although his main mission in [London is financial, the Resident fM.inis- ! ter, Mr [Bruce, is also handling some ! delicate questions of high policy,.which ! concern - the defence of Australia and the Pacific generally. Australia, it is stated authoritatively, is anxious to do her full share in co-operation witli other parts of the. Empire, and would like to sec developed a scheme which would safeguard the : interests of alt j sections. ——r—