AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE ACT
PROTESTS AGAINST AMENDMENT. (By CaWe—Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received April 24th, 11.45 p.m.) MELBOURNE. April 24. The Defence Act Amendment Bill before the Senate aroused a storm of protest, as it contains a "drag-pet" clause which, incorporates the British Army Act into the Australian Act, and Senators were asked to agree to this without being supplied with copies of the British Act. There are possibilities of savage sentences and harsh discipline contrary to Australian ideals of freedom. Senator Elliott, formerly a brigadiergeneral in the Expeditionary Force, caused a sensation in the Chamber by recounting his own experiences through falling foul of a Duke's son prior to a great offensive in Prance, as the result of which he was denied all further promotion. He attributed his treatment to Sir William Birdwood, and accused General Sir Brudenell White of being an accessory, and threatening to_ send him back to Australia if he raised a row. The Bill is unlikely to reach the House of Representatives this session.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17128, 25 April 1921, Page 8
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171AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE ACT Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17128, 25 April 1921, Page 8
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