Australia.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 11, 31 August 1914, Page 6

Australia.

MR COOK’S MANIFESTO.

PLEA FOR CONTINUANCE.

CONSULS DEPART. (Received 10.25 a.m.)

Sydney, August 30

1 Mr Cook’s manifesto refers to Mr Fisher’s statement that Australia is facing the war calmly and that a financial crisis has been avoided. He uses this as an argument that in order to ensure a continuance of this wise, adequate and enlightened administration in the crisis, it is bettor to leave the present Government in office than to force the chances and changes of a new administration. Ho enlarges on the economic and financial difficulties arising out of the Avar and urges the need of unity without and within. He concludes: “A -wrong choice at this time may be irretrievable.” The Consuls for Germany and Austria' departed on Saturday via San Francisco.

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TEERS TO BE SENT.

lt t, n '‘'Melbourne, August 30. i :JI jfr, Cook, "Federal Premier, has if?sjwjd) i a political manifesto. ■ ■ .“The 'Ho slays, “are called upon to dischargb 1 tFo 1 most. momentous political dmty that Has ever fallen toj f.Jijoir loti In the'midst of,an unparal-1 Jyled politicaiFcrisis we are suddenly precipitated into a great international struggle for existence. The war must go on until peace with freedom is set up throughout western civilisation.” Mr Cook further states that the trouble in which we, together' with the rest of the Empire, are involved, pppisds to bo 'of ’ considerable duratipn. . ! Out* existence, is at fltakp;; We must be prepared':to take opr bhate of the burdep without liWhing front tire sacrifices! involved: Wei have nehrly completed, arrangements! ito despatch an expeditionary force of twenty! *thousand to join the forces now in the field. But our efforts must not epase with the despatch of this force. Lord Kitchener is enrolling volunteers for further drafts to supplement the forces at present fighting in Franco. We would fail in our duty unless we followed on the same lines. The Government therefore proposes to call for volunteers for further contingents. Lord Roberts cabled: “I congratulate Australia on the contingent about to sail. I feel that they will receive a hearty l welcome, and that unbounded success will be theirs. I am proud to bo Colonel-in-Chief.”