CONSCRIPTION ISSUE

Nelson Evening Mail, 22 September 1916, Page 5

CONSCRIPTION ISSUE

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;Rec.' 11.5 a.m.)..' MELBOURNE, This Day. r in the Senate; Senator Ferrick? called attention to. the censorshipwhich, he said j brough.t> home to the people \ the extent to which despotism -could go in a free country. Telegrams between -Labour were never delivered;, arid even telephone messages were_ tapped. TT.nl ss. the <*>nscription campaign was conducted on fail* lines he feared for., the peace of Australia." ... . ■> .. J Senator Pearce, (Defence (Minister,. said it was necessary. to combat German spies. - 'He tKnew German money. was available here. Already a circular had. been heldi iip ; which., had been issued- this year from. Berlin to their press agents here advising how to sway, public opinion and. defeat the effect p£ the resolutions of the Paris Economic Conference. The Government now haid! these men .safe in a oertain place. The Referendum Bill was read a first time by 29 votes to 9. . FED.ER.AiL PREMIER'S CAMPAIGN. (Rec.' 11.5 a.m.) . , . -MEL/BOURNE, This Day. • In 1 opening the referendum 1 campaign JVir Hrughes made a. stirring appeal ;aad was enthusiastically received: ; JELe said l "he believed) the war would end .in June or July next. One reason for asking Australia to do: her share was that France had) been asked to do too much. If Australia 'had done a tenth of what France had dtone the country would be a cemetery. ATTITUDE OF "XABOUiR. (Bee: 11 -S 'a.m.)' SYDNEY; This Day. The Labour Council resolved to call a stop-work meeting' of all workers to discuss conscription. ...