VIOLENT CRITICISM
ATLANTIC CHARTER AUTHORS CONDEMNED Received Wednesday, 9.20 p.m. CANBeRBA, March 27. Violent criticism of the Atlantic Charter was made by Dr. Gaha iLabour) in the House of Reprpsentatives during the external affairs debate. ' ' Two old fools got together in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and brought this thing in," he declarea. "I don't give a continental what happens m Persia, but the indonesians ana other people are endangering this. country as a result of ideas given them by the Atlantic Charter. The only thing concerning me at the moment is what is going to happen to 7,000,00b people in Australia and 3,000,000 square miles of our territory? "At the risk of making a faux pas, I say that Australia has been compelled to run to the assistance of Holland twice in 25 years and then has assisted to rule its colonies. I would not hesitate to annex Holland tomorrow. Democracy means freedorii from fear, and if Australia can provide that for the Dutcn and Indonesians, the annexation woulu be democratic." An Opposition motion that any move to place Australian Pacific 'territories under UNO Trusteeship should be subject to the approval of both Jtiouses was defeated by 35,votes to 19.
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Chronicle (Levin), 28 March 1946, Page 5
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