AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1924, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

ICSTRAUAN AND N.Z. CAIU.E ASSOCIATION. !.<)}»[> I.i:VEKIin.MK'H ST AT E,\!KN I S. AX I i AX At'STH AI.iAX IIKPI.Y. SVDNKV, -Inn. 23 Lord Level inilino was tendered ft I'.im heini !)\ ti 10 National t lull. Replying; to lilt 1 i 1 ili'i'iii (if his pterions advocacy ui' colonred In hour ior tin l Niu tin-in Territory, lit> Mini tin- lerritoi, was tlie riclif.s! (■ d <\ ■ I i>-sl.-uvil'uii man lint there v. ;• no posxi!ii il l \ i;F :*t■ i:i 11 t.i; it \ aca ul .-mil nilccelipied, It u'llil lint !n 11l i 111- hast ini•-! Australia ami it innilil li. l 11ii. 1 1-11 hi• i‘ali(* on tin- tinrt i.-t lliv mni 1.in;-, mini to refuse 11> cull iviue i»11• ■n. Til I. 1 IV is only mu l possible wav am! I lull is liv negro lahiHlr under Tm-•sni>t>rvii-inn of whites, lie .stressed the increasing employment of negroc- ;u America in uther than the cot ion growing industry. lie ale stressed the I'r.-eline of eottoji produel inn. The i-ii i; > lee ilislillieieiil- In meet ihe world's tleniamls ami il 11 1-■ lilaek man cea.sn! cotton growing the-\- were within meas'.iralilc distance of America heeoining a inttoii importing country. There was great oi)|iortnnity open In Australia in cotton production. l.enl l.evei'iittlme added that these ei.tiviiTioiis were reached alter extensive travel and emmiderahle experi-eiu-e. lie naeeivied lull responsibility for his si a teinen I - and had no de-ire in reirnct or explain tlieni. Air Piatien, ji !•<.■'■ iilill<i, i'e|i!ied that alt lini'y'i they respected Lord I .everhid me a- a captain of industry and as a prince nt ctuiiinrive, they did not agree with all his views. lie had apparently uv.-rluoki il Ihe tad that the cotton industry in Australia was already a lusty infant and next year they expected to export one million Worth of col tell grown l.y white lahiiiir. Mven if they could )inn.l tl«-o a visionary hundred million sterling vs rill In- lilaek lahoitr the democracy of the einiiilrv would incicr that they go slow and slide to the white man. Thev preferred iliis to running; the ride of having a ri'i-itrretiee of the American racial troubles.