Australia.
COMMANDEERING WOOLLEN MILLS OUTPUT.
United Press Association. ._. rVj \-.:£Keee|ved 8.45 ia.m.) ■ ' #IPhW *; v Melbourne, February 24. Mr Pearce (Minister of Defence) stated* "that lie thought the Commonwealth/was commandeering the output, but was not commandeering the woollen,/ factories.. The Defence Department had an officer in each State whose duty it was to see that the factories' supplied the Department's wants. ' -iff the manufladturer declined to tender for cloth for military purpose^ 7 "the' afirthorities had power to compel jijhem to .'satisfy' the Defence wants 'BSfore other applicants.
THE fcALL TO SPORTSMEN. United Press Association. (Beceitfed &45 a.m.) ' l ; Melbourne, February 25. f 1 Mr Pearce (Defence Minister), speaki ing at t*ihe sportsmen's recruiting meetingy said-the Empire had given the caU' toy sportsmen-, and it was their turn to go?.' Would they skulk or go on the fifsd',.a)td. -play the game? As long as men in Australia willing bO;>go,to iihe front, the Government woimib,©,[filling to send them/
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 46, 25 February 1915, Page 6
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156Australia. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 46, 25 February 1915, Page 6
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