MR HUGHES AND GERMANY.

Taihape Daily Times, 13 September 1919, Page 3

MR HUGHES AND GERMANY.

I\IELBOURNE_. Sopt_ 10. In the House 01‘ Representatives, Mr Hughes declared: Though Germany is crippled the Germans rcmaiend as they always were, and it will take two or three generations before we have G("l'many so that we can irust her. Her army is scattered and her spirit b1'ol~:o11, but \‘ongcan'ce 3‘(‘lI’l(llI1H_ But for this g'?§ilnrai2'oll at l<=a,«t she is incmnpetciiit. For the time being the m;rld is s:ii‘o.” He asked: “Was the tl'L"clt_‘,' worthy of the ideals for which Au.2€;z‘:liz::z boys died?” Ha said: “I-'lc»ar’r2'ly, yes! 'l‘lloy died for liberty, for the .<.afvt.y of .a\ustr::lia. Australia safe, is ‘.'i'cc. Tfiey died for a. ‘White Ans;-‘rral'a :-rm} it i.~:— ours.”