AUSTRALIA
THE GQNSCRIPTiON ISSUE MANIFESTO BY MR-HUGHES. (Press Association;—CopyfeiaiaT.) (Rec. 9.45 a.in.) ' '' i ■ MELBOURNE, This Day. Mr Hughes, in a long appeals to the people to make a supreme, effort to supply the necessary, reinforce-;' ments. Britain, New Zealand, / and Canada are calling Tip more nienj and, Australia must make the same sacrmceLj The British forces, excluding Damiqioiij/ and Indian troops, are .well oyer/.Eve v . millions, and on the same ratio Australia;, should have an army of 500,000. instead J of under. 300,000; besides which ; Brit£iji/ has nearly .4,000,000 people engaged ( .- in/ munitions. Britain has thus put . nino*. millions into the. fight, and is stillcal£~7 irig up men. How. can we. say we aje/. asked to do more than out share?,..We; must get more men, and unfortunately iltf is oiily_to6 apparent that the/voluntary/ system will no.t ensure them./ ~...,' N ,/. THE CONSCaiTPTIpN DEBATE. ' " ' SYDNEY,' Sept: 16. The House of /Representatives continued the conscription...,debate, "server&l Lalbpur membeVg pled'<nn:g their, sujpporfc. Mi' '.said_"-he saw no bnjectlpn.:* to the referendum, jbtit there .fee. uo. 'half conscript" life jail inc6nieis',ov % er,. a" liys. ing wage .. shouldi go into the. common/ rx<?hequer./ ',.. ( ..'_' , < _, ._. , r . J.';^ Mir, Huigiies started' that ut .-ill© feferenV duihi. was.-ca/rrjedi the.-spns of Germans would, 'lie service, at tije/. Govenistielik'd discretion'. '-•*•■•■ » ■>. ■
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Nelson Evening Mail, 18 September 1916, Page 5
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