EMPIRE DAY SPEECHES
THREE CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCIIS THE GEORGES-PAST AND FUTURE By Telesraph—Press Association—Cooyricht "Times" and Sydney "Sun" Eorvtcea. (Hoc. May 25, 5.-15 p.in). London, May 21. Sir George lleid (High Commissioner for Australia), speaking at the Empire Day meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association, said that tho day was tlio birthday of the first constitutional monarch the Britishers ever had. They never would become a republic so long as they liavo Sovereigns liko' the. last three (Queen Victoria, King Edward, and King George),' but they would immediately become a republic if tho Georges of the future were like the Georges of tho past.
Continuing, the speaker said that they regarded tlio. British Navy as tho v sole factor in keeping tho war-dogs to their kennel. Chaos would result if any Imperial Parliament were now to be created, because 360 million of tho manytongued coloured subjects of tho King would not be represented. Later, however, after the grand task of the upliftment of these peoples has been accomplished, it would be practicable to have a Parliament with full Empire representation. CELEBRATIONS IN SYDNEY. THE DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA. (Rec. May 25, 8.40 p.m.) Sydney, May 25. Empire Day was celebrated in tlio schools in tlio usual patriotic manner. Tlio city was gay with bunting. Speaking at the luncheon at tho Millions Club, Senator Millen (Federal Defence Minister), referring to tho Military Department, said that a •continuity of policy was essential. Sooner or later, ho said, some scheme would bo devised whereby they could anticipate the future by making provision for all tho nccessitico. As concerned tlio present, tho Department was obliged to go slow. Regarding the suggestion that Australian vessels were being built unnecessarily for service in Australian waters, tho speaker said that the fleet should bo kept here, oven if its fighting force was nil. Men could not bo trained for a distant fleet, nor could tho naval sentiment be stimulated.
Empire Day was celebrated in the clmrolics. There was a combined church parade of troops in tho Domain.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2158, 26 May 1914, Page 5
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339EMPIRE DAY SPEECHES Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2158, 26 May 1914, Page 5
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