Australia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 47, 22 September 1916, Page 2

Australia

Proog Association —-Copyright, Melbourne, September 22. The- embargo on the export of butter ha,s been removed. In the Senate, Senator Ferncks drew attention to the censorship, and said it brought homo to the people the extent depotism could go in a free country. Telegrams between tne Labour officials were never delivered, am) even telephone messages wore tapped. Unless the conscription campaign was conducted on fair lines, he feared tor the peace of Australia. Senator Pearce said it was necessary to combat German spies. He knew that German mdney was available here. Already a circular had been held up which was issued this year from Berlin to their press agents here advising them how to sway public opinion and defeat the effect of the resolutions of the Paris economic conference. The Government «ow had these men safe in a certain place. The referendum was read a hrst time bv 21 votes to 9. On the opening of the referendum campaign, Mr Hughes made a stirring appeal, and was enthusiastically received. He said he believed the war wonld end in June or-Inly next, ' ™ reaS on we were asked to do our sl«u<> was that France had been asked to do too much. If Australia had done a tenth of what France had to do country would lie a cemetery.