THE BRITISH PRESS
ATTITUDE TO AUSTRALIA. (Australian Press Association.) (Received 8.55 a.m.) MELBOURNE, February 28. Cablegrams have been received by
the Australian Press Association from Viscount Rothermere, repudiating the “mischevous statement of the President of the National Council of Women at Melbourne Town Hall meeting recently, that the whole British Press with the exception of the “Times” is engaged in insiduoiis propaganda against Australian prestige.” Lord Rothermere hastens to assure his confreres of the Press that Briish newspapers, without exception, throughout the crisis have taken up-a most helpful, sympathetic attitude towards the Commonwealth, “I assure you as one in (Burge of the greatest engine of publicity in Great Britain, that there is throughout This country a desire to stand shoulder to shoulder with Australia in all her difficulties.” “I am entirely in favour”, adds Lord Rothermere “of the coiicellation of all war debts between constituent members of tbe British Commonwealth. 1 believe by this that a groat step will have been taken towards the extinction of all war debts between the- Allies and other associates who fought together in the Great* AN ar. ’
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Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1931, Page 5
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