DEFENCE ACT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2170, 8 June 1914, Page 5

DEFENCE ACT

THE PREMIER'S FIRM REPLY

(By Ansoei&tsfonj Giirlslchiircfi, jano &. \ OanjMij and ..kjnflrcii bodies "waftod m\) the Prime Minister to-day, in regard to ■; the Defence Act. tho depfertibw was ■ introduced by IMi-. S, U"Cm\fs, M*P. ] J.frg. 'Wells, ono el tho speakofsp said : hoys wefts imprisoned,, anil bad to a'ss> ciatp witii crhntatlfe, Jfc JSlassey: Thafc is net being done, and you should not exaggerate;* ' . Mrs. Wellss It liavhcpti done. . r Mi. Hasscy: It is not heiiig iloM lioft . V*ni a«j going too for. ' Sirs, Wells 'coiiehiifed !xy stating t.hfi't the. Act had hoeii launched hy "senjo-: tUOUgCTS. In reply, tto Prime Minister Said tflafc iff. was pleased to tear tlio vjevs of the,. dopvttatiojV%ui in? did teat flgreo with; thorn* viows. ' Ho Was- just as anxii>ns to prnseft* jieaco fts was anyone disc, kit how,was the Empire to lib kepi to-; R6 f >lscr if %ey did jifit ).W*j> it m a slato of defence P It was. right that. . ilm, matter of defereo- sljouW ho ttii-dcp-tnk«:i by tlio Eiflpfae. and it was also right Hat this part of tho Empi.vo [ slicjtiM do its sliaro. Thero was ha rttbfrf way ttian tho p?os.ewt by which Ne/«' Seated could get iiiSkt a pctsiiinii of ■defence; it was siitafijy foltoiying the,' example 'of dlter «dujittifis. BCa did. not aitwa with tho vsovte vi'hteh «-c.fo ■; sajnotiiiß's expfo«sed.ii.tart tho ef&ci o$: niilitory trairtinK. a His owii" hoy's fiob <jf tlw w'a'iwns age, hut, if t&fly tvfrre, and they to sft thoir cl'iity to tho country, ke ivonld he [. ■as'hamscl -of ttintn; he wosrld di'soWii I them. It had I>«ni s«.R.sPSt<id that t'bo '&)Vfiroittnnt shcnild' ap.oiwgiso to .Tapaiiij | hi at feast pVufcayoiiT to ftsisla.i'tt nway j statcKjicrnte nindo by CSftaisrrtj fi'am.iteM, j He difl not in toil to do iiMylhivifi cf 1 t-lip sort, (iwl ho wmM not h." « ntenthcr | of a 'Oofcrn.mfcnt that wo'trtd din aijv. ; t.lrina of tlv sort. Hr i>ii*:i;)t : ii'cit aft'M'fi ttitti all Hi.lt CtMiei'a? nasnilteii had | | iM, but he was nit gohiH to rejloct on ! a man' irho had do'no nicli .good Stiryioo ' fer the ftißplro. The Anh was notiKsi'fert, hihl he- wmild lite tlsp I SoeSo-iy to coifie a'flng and .Sitggost j ffl'iCT'fi it ennld bf) improved, j A Vrtko. • Wipo it nDH ' Mr, Masse v. sisiid that thft fif j tfcfonco had bfrou approved hv iPaj'l-iii- r HMnt and the ri«ffplo. * j A voice; jJo! j tlift ptOK,ni).t 6ov&fnftififet frontiMiOit, tho Priiiie MiiiiStM') toblc tho tijspoii- : slH'ji'tv for the De'fmiW Afik, j'.'St. i:s diii (Iro GoyvMiftimrf;. wMal'i 'jftttftM ft ffft tSifl StatHto Besls. Tlio 'datßrnm6iit was ffilteg to Itaprdyo the Act, ■ hiit it held tflftt tlio ydUiVg itoi <)'f inis i : J eennbrv tiHKt ftp tnvirtod. to db ttinir '< ihlty in the evwst fff thrt iSfiipiro .tififiVg" '' h.fou#it to ft'ai'. fliii GoAtet'u'wimt \yas fioniE to si-aiiil ac fali Jjy tfi'S * of tji* JWcitto A<it. "tf yori. s dosrt ajirw with tljat,™ saifl tiro: * "von ff-iW got yfliir iomody at:' )i fht»,«td of tnc y*Rt. Vote si(** ; ifVßt■ ' tis M • Tlio f'teisiftatioH; ifTcar! Hoar I | Mr. Mji.sstjy; Wo n*o not-.jsoiijg had? j !n the slightest degree on ilio ptln.oiplo I c