PLAYING FOR A CERTAINTY
METIER OF THE ALLIES IN THE WEST. By Telegraph—Press Association—OoDyrleht Sydney, July 30. *Sir Gerald Strickland (tho State Govpernor), speaking at the Chamber of Commerce dinner, said he did not look for an early victory or one not'absolutely complete. Some people askedhow long the delay was to last. The Empire was playing not for a temporary success, but for a ccrtainty. After the war Australians might be told- to let bygones bo bygones. But it should bo borne in mind that unless the enemy was . completely beaten, more wealth would be amassed to enlarge the breathing space for Germany. It might bo .that this spaco would he looked for in Australia itself. Mr. Winchcombe (the president of the Chamber) expressed the opinion that voluntary enlistment no longer met the emergency; compulsory enlistment was necessary. Ho predicted that ten times the first quota of the War Loan would be obtainable without going outside Australia's own borders.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2523, 31 July 1915, Page 5
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159PLAYING FOR A CERTAINTY Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2523, 31 July 1915, Page 5
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