THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.
Tiks or Motherhood. “We are all proud to belong to the Umpire,” Mr Oakes, acting-premier of N.S. Wales said. “What England has done for us, however, was not properly appreciated. She handed this country over to us to govern as we thought fit without the payment of a penny piece. She helped us in the establishment of government, and she submitted to our laws without- complaint. Wo raised tariff harriers against her and asked her to defend us. We said that none of her subjects who were coloured could enter our territory, and called upon her for the assistance necessary to ensure that they did not enter. She never complained of our Customs harriers, she acquiesced in our White Australia policy, and she protected us from aggression. We did nothing to repay her until the dogs of war were let loose, and then as much in our own protection as hers we rallied to the standard. If the occasion ever arises again we will rally round her again, because we realise that her destiny is ours, and because we are bound to her by ties of blood, sentiment, and self-interest.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1923, Page 2
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194THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES. Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1923, Page 2
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