MR ANDREW FISHER.
THE STEAD INTERVIEW.
PRIME MINISTER IN DEFENCE.
United Pre?e Association —By Electric Telegraph—-Co?vri?M. (Received August 15, 9.40 a.m.)
MELBOURNE. August 15.
Mr Andrew Fisher, tho Commonwealth Prime Minister, referring to the Stead interview, said ho took exception to the phrase, " a loose association of dfnendencies," used by Mr Stead. What he did say was " close association of dependencies." Whether Mr Stead mistook the word or used it for wrong purposes he did not know, but he regarded Mr Stead as a dangerous man. The second clause to which he took exception was that in relation to " hauling down the flag." That was entirely an emanation from Mr Stead. He (Mr Fisher) admitted having received a proof of the interview from Mr Stead, but, owing to pressure of business, he had to leave the work of attending to such things in his secretary's hands. THE PRIME MINISTER'S VIEWS. "AS SOUND AS ANYONE NEED DESIRE." (Received August 15, 10 a.m.) LONDON, August 14. The " Pall Mall Gazette " says that Mr Fisher's remarks at Melbourne, as cabled, are as sound as anyone need desire. His statements concerning defence and the Japanese alliance were particularly important.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19110815.2.21
Bibliographic details
Star (Christchurch), Issue 10232, 15 August 1911, Page 2
Word Count
195MR ANDREW FISHER. Star (Christchurch), Issue 10232, 15 August 1911, Page 2
Using This Item
Star Media Company Ltd is the copyright owner for the Star (Christchurch). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Star Media. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in