POLITICAL UNION OF FEDERATED NATIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 88, 9 April 1903, Page 3

POLITICAL UNION OF FEDERATED NATIONS.

ADDRESS BY SIR W. McMILLAN. Received 8, 10.30 p m. 1 osDotf, April 8. Fir WillUm McMillan, of Sydney, addressing the Aus'ralian Clumber of Commerce, Slid (he principal question in pracical politics was how to evoke a pili'ical union of tbe three great federated nations, Australia, Canad>, i and South Africa, each with an essentially different climate and surroundings. The ucion should be eLs'ic enough to allow each sphere to move freely in its own orbit. Seagirt Aus- | tra'ia was widely different, and other | difficulties hy in the Australians being ; a British western peop'e with >.n eastern d«s iny. The first du'y was to secure peaceful industry and tiade wi h the ,whole world on amicable p'inciples | Therefore the Ercpird ought to pauee before putting herself in commercial antagonism with other countries. Political union may result in the most enormous force the wot Id ever saw, I but they must not tie the springs j too closely. He did not favour the suggestions of New Zsa'and to found I a Pacific federa'io", which wculd be disastrous to the Empire. An Australian and New Z aUtid federation I might; have differences which the Motherland would be unable to ai'ju3\ Australia would secure an exc -iilent bargain if she got the ben fit. of the I Imp-rial Navy for double or treble the amount now asked. '1 ho idea of an Australian Navy wjs midsumm *r mad- [ m 88. The exclusion of the hatters had j terribly, humiliated tbe Aus'ralian Commonwealth. No decent British subjfct should be excluded. He'rej >ictd that public opinion was ned to fast and reckless expenditure, He regarded tbe idea that the Stat« inuat find employment for the people as a most vicious principle.