GERMANY NEEDS AUSTRALIA.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12409, 26 November 1908, Page 3

GERMANY NEEDS AUSTRALIA.

MR WISE'S OPINION! : (Received Nov 26y 1.10 a.m.) ■'.■. Sydney, Nov. 25. Mr B. R.;. Wise, who, recently reiurned from England; in the course of .an intertieAVj expressed the con-. ■' viction that Germany ,; needs Australia; and that was the secret of that nations anxiety to increase her navy: He ' stated then .that to: his mind tiiere was an absolute and real neces--sity for a much more" elaborate scheme of defence.'than"any:"yet put forward in the Commonwealth. Universal militar ytraining, though a step in theright direction^ didndt go far enough: No training was of any. use unless they had a very substantial increase of population. Immigration' ™V S J'' be the first'stepinihe defence' policy; of the Commonwealth,- and when land was available people must be brought here and taught tp-bear arms.