FEDERAL POLITICS.
THE DREADNOUGHT QUESTION. "
THE I.uVEItNMENTS ATTITUDE.
Received 22, 0.30 a.m. J Melbourne, April 21. J| The I'ostmaster-tleneral, speaking at • lliunswick, and referring to the great pressure brought to hear on Mr. Fisher 4 to present a Dreadnought to Britain, <? said the (loveriment had been threaten- M ed if it did not eurry out a certain pro- J posal that it would he displaced. Let it *j be so, he said. The (iovernment was prepared to go out of office retaining 4 the esteem of its supporters, rather than lose that support and remain on ; the Treasury benches with the support 4 of those who had over opposed the , Labor cau6v. \ 1
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 73, 22 April 1909, Page 2
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113FEDERAL POLITICS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 73, 22 April 1909, Page 2
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