In Defence of Australia.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8101, 30 May 1906, Page 5

In Defence of Australia.

(By Electric Telegraph - Copyright.) (Per Press Association.) LONDON. May 29. At a meeting of the Australasian Chamber of Commerce, Mr E. T. Doxat presiding, Chief Justice Madden of Victoria, read a paper on " Australian Loans and securities." His object, he stated, was to controvert the pessimistic and unfair views expressed by certain papers. He had noticed that Australia's adversities had been remembered while her heroic struggle and conquests had been forgotten. lie had not found the slightest antipathy towards Australia; on the contrary she was most cordially welcomed. It was impossible for investors to find a safer country than Australian He detailed the wonderful assets in her railways, products, private weallh and manufactures. The story of Australia was one of prosperty. She was absolutely and Bplendidly progressive. Sometimes it had been interrupted by errors, but Bhe had always resumed it with increasing prosperity and therefore Australia should be welcomed as a first-class customer. There was no reason why Australians should not meet their creditors with lofty hands. With regard to the Labour Party it must be remembered they were different to Labour Parties elsewhere, many of them possessing their own properties which they would take care of. What Australia wanted to enable her to reach . magnificent proportions was immigration. They were anxious to get every industrious white man they could. I _