FEDERAL POLITICS.
THE DREADNOUGHT ISSUE. [PhESS ASSOCIATION— COPTBIQHT.'J Received April 22, 0.5Q a r m. ' Melbourne, April 2i._ The Postmaster-General, speaking at Brunswick, and referring .to th 4 great pressure brought to bear upon Mr Fisher to present a Dreadnought, said the Government had been threatened that if it did not carry out a certain proposal, it would be displaced. Let it Se so, he said ; it was prepared tog o out of office retaining the esteem of its supporters rather than lose that support and remain on the Treasury benches, with the support of those who had ever opposed the Labour cause.
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Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12519, 22 April 1909, Page 3
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103FEDERAL POLITICS. Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12519, 22 April 1909, Page 3
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