STRAIGHT TALKING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20109, 30 March 1928, Page 7

STRAIGHT TALKING

DANGER FROM WITHOUT Mr. Hughes Makes Remarkable Speech on Immigration FEDERAL POLICY ATTACKED. (liy Telegrapft—Per Press Assn.—Copyright.) (A- & N.Z.) SYDNEY, March 29. Mr W« M. Hughes, addressing the Nationalist Association, made a strong attack on the Federal Government’s im-

migration. policv. He said the ideal for Australia was a democratic country peopled by men and women of the British race and of British birth. The immigration policy was not compatible with that ideal. He condemned the arrangement allow ng in a large number of Italians and the freedom given to Soviet agents to enter. The Soviet stood for something definite; so did Signor Mussolini. He asked to whom did Australia belong, to Australians or to Signor Mussolini or the Soviet agents? He appealed to Australians to make very definite and certain plans and not to take orders from Moscow or Signor M ussolinL He referred to America refusing to accept Australian musicians. “Yet we allow the scum of America to come here, and we take these things lying down,” he said. “For many years America stood for the policy of making the country the melting pot of Europe. She got people there who were the scum of Europe. They did not melt and all her sins have come home to roost.” Dealing with Mr Hinkler’s welcome at Canberra, Mr Hughes said that th? picture shown that night was of nothing but American aeroplanes an J American big guns. “Yet the Americans never had a lugger gun while war lasted, and as for her aeroplanes, you could have packed them under the platform on which I stand.” he went on“Without a definite patriotic Australian ideal linked with the Empire to start and kindle enthusiasm in young men and women entering life, we Xt-dst perish,” he concluded.

“INCORRECT STATEMENT” J’RIME MINISTER'S REBUKE ITALIAN CONSUL OFFENDED Received March 29. 11 p.m. (A. & N.Z.) CANBERRA, March 29. In the House of Representatives, commenting on Mr Hughes’ remarks, Mr S. Al. Bruce rebukud Mr Hughes for making incorrect statements. He said that when an ex-Premier began making incorrect statements on international affairs it had a disastrous effect.

A Melbourne message states that the Italian Consul-General characterises Mr Hughes’ remarks as childish, discourteous and vulgar and says could be summarised in the statement that in

future he would: include Mi Hughes amongst the limited number of irresponsible persons in Australia, who. without knowing w.hat they talked about, seemed to find pleasure in offending Italiajis by the use of opjirobious terms when, referring to them.