DISLOYALTY CONDEMNED

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 57, 1 December 1920, Page 7

DISLOYALTY CONDEMNED

STIRRING SPEECH BY Silt GEORGE FULLER.. Sir George Fuller, addressing the Con. fcrencp of the' New South Wales National Party last week, made a stronjr plea for, parly unity. Mr. Storey realised, lie contended, that his own party was being torn to pieces by conflicting, causes. He realised that his close association with,, those who proclaimed Britain an alien nation, and who, during the war. played the enemy's game, and were still working strenuously to dismember and disunite our Empire, was having a deadly effect on the fortunes of his party. The discontent and disloyalty, so evident in Now South Wales at the present time was largely tho work of this malign influence, whoso sinister operations wero being carried out in spite of the protests of many loyal and patriotic citizens who were within that circle. Thousands of them loyally joined the ranks and foujlit for the flag, but, he added, "the position has been forced upon us by tho daring nnd disloyal utterances and actions of recent dates. The challenge has been issued, and the people of this country must meet this challenge, or wo shall have history repeating itself in this fair land. No small and assertivo minority can be allowed to govern tho rest of tho community. That thero are men in the Labour ranks true and loyal cannot Be questioned. .But tho control of the movement was not in their hands. Other subtler and deeper minds than theirs directed and governed, and, working- with enemy agents, .were endeavour--ing to dismember our Empire and trample our flag in the' dust. Can wo sit nuielly bv and 6ee this deadly blow bofng struck? Can wo, members of our association, whioh placed loyalty to King and country, and upholding the integrity of our Empire, in the forefront! of our platform, stand idly by and mako no effort to stop so disloyal a move, nient—a movement which will mean our undoing if allowed to succeed?" He contended that a union of all the best parties in the country was nbsolutelv rs-ential for its safety. There was no r'onsnii to be pessimistic in' regard to the future.

"We are," he continued, "cultivating patriotism ami love of country in our young people. 'Wo are Areloping and must continue, to develop a true Aun. tralian sentiment. Wo want an Australian sentiment with a jolly good big dash of Rritish in it. And not that spurious Australian sentiment .which is advocated by some leaders, a foreign importation,'which has been distilled in Germany and plended in Ireland. Wa want the true frionds < f our country and our Empire to rally to our standard. We want the patriotism, the loyalty, and gocd sense of the country thoroughly awakened to save the country from tho danger which now imperils it." He spoka theso words, ho said, from a strong sense of duty, and with no feeling* of bitterness or hatred towards any man in political life. He. had respect for tlioir feelings and opinions. "But," he added, "they have been induced into theso patlio by lenders who aro no friends of our country, who linvo no love or allcgianco to our throne, but who owe allegiance and obedience to a foreign potentate, whoso ouds they are out to serve."