Australia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 6, 10 April 1916, Page 5

Australia

THE TOTAL CASUALTIES. (Unitto Pbim Amooiation.] (Received 8:50 tpm)-? —"SB ... Sydney,,,AorilJj&g The total casualties are as follows: Dead 7,773, wounded; 10,'3$f, *TfiM<g 1835,'i sick 22,576, "oT^sua| ty unknown 339. • ' -«*r-> : -; | ■; | —-y; ;., vr ' f WALSH ISLAND ENGINEERS.^ (Received 9.45 a.m.) Sydney, April 10. The Walsh Island engineers hav* resumed work, pending a conference. VOLUNTARISM, FOR AUSTRALIA. CONSCRIPTION TO AVOID GERMAN RULE. (Received 3 a.vs.) Melbourne, April 10. Speaking at the Eight Hours' Diamond Jubilee Celebrations" Mr Gill, vice-president, criticised the members of the Federal House. He said that the grim spectre of conscription was over the land, and it was fof the working class to say at once that they were not going to give away their liberty, which had been so dearly purchased. They as representatives of the workers could not tolerate anything that was going to sell, as a pound of butter was sold the body and soul of human beings. If that happened; it followed that there would be a serious revolution in Australia. Replying, Senator Pearce, Minister of Defence, said the policy of the Government was voluntaryism, and he had not heard anyone refuse. Suppose there was conscription in the armies "of thb Allies, he believed Australia could carry on voluntaryism, but rather ■ than have German rule they would in- ! troduce conscription. . , y

INDUSTRIAL UNREST. SCATHING COMMENT BY JUDGEDEMOCRAT. (Received 9.45 a.m.) Brisbane, April 10. Speaking at the University, the Chief Justice said France was once regarded as the home of sabotage, and Russia was once racked by internal dis r putes, but tliey entered the war with a unanimity of spirit, whilst in England, which was the home of freedom, there were descendants of shirkers and strikr ers. He, as a Democrat, was puzzled as to how these exist in a Democratic community. The same people said that preference to unionists and such concessions would result in the advance <f but such practices really the introduction of despotism, | i ..'"'*