THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT.
CABLE NEWS.
A DEFIANT SPEECH.
GOVERNMENT WILL GO OUT OF OFFICE RATHER THAN PRESENT A DREADNOUGHT.
United Press Association —Copyright. (Received April 22, 12.50 a.m.)
MELBOURNE, April 21
Mr. Josiali Thomas, Federal Post-master-General, speaking at Brunswick, referring to- the great pressure brought to hear on Mr. Fisher to present a Dreadnought to tho Imperial Government, said that tho Government had been threatened that, if it did not carry out a certain proposal, it would bo displaced. Let it he so. It was prepared to go out of office retaining the esteem of its supporters irather than lose that support and remain on the Ireasuij benches, with the support of those who had the Labor cause.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2482, 22 April 1909, Page 5
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118THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2482, 22 April 1909, Page 5
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