NOT AFRAID OF WAR.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 29, 22 September 1911, Page 18

NOT AFRAID OF WAR.

MR. McGOWEN OiN GERMANY. Australia Best After All. In an interview j the Premier of N.S.W. gave- some interesting information about liis impressions of Great Britain and Germany. Regarding hih visit to Germany, Mr. McGowcn said that industrially the Germans were well educated, and were reaping the benefit of- the social and industrial legislation introduced by Bismarck. Otherwise, he was of opinion that the British workman, and certainly the Australian, had nothing to fear either technically or theoretically. The German was being better and better educated in his trade, but he was satisfied that neither German nor Englishman, Irishman nor Scotchman worked as hard or did as much work in ten hours as the Australian did in eight. He had no fear of war between England and Germany. True, there was strong evidence of militarism in Germany, and necessarily so. "I do not fear war, 7, Mr. McGowen said, "but if it should come I am notafraid as fa.r as England is concerned. It is the -most glorious country on- the face of God's carth —too glorious, in my way of thinking, in the way she treats other people. My trip generally was taken under the most favourable conditions. I went to England a strong believer in the past, present, and future of the British people. I return stronger than ever in that belief, because the statesmen of Great Britain are moving towards the improvement of the social conditions of the people and to ameliorate the lot of the great masses. I return to Australia with most favorable impressions of England, but with the fixed conviction that no place can compai'e with Australia, becatise of its freedom, sunshine, and opportunity."