The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
nsmARKs ON A PREMIER,
with Interestise side Lights .. Certain
Australian ~ nftera.

Australian Matters.
To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: 40
native OF Australia allow me to remark that
feel thoroughly ashamed OF tho manner In
which an Australian Premier conducted
himself in New York. For Sir George
Dibbs TO assume airs Of superiority toward
the people whose country he has visited.
and to pronounce ofrhand adverse judgments
on great nation. simply because he has been
crossed in small matter OF business about
the Worlds Fair. lie. indeed. n pitiable specta-
cle This gentleman talks boastinely OF him
self rs Premier OF q great country" as
though that should give him rank with the
Bsmarcks and Gladstones OF modern times.
Will It be believed that the great country" OF
which he Is tho Premier has a population OF q
little over million. and that In England they
speak of it as "one OF our dependencies ?"
I am native Of Brisbane. and have spent
many years OF my life in Sydney. know
also from years OF residence In New York and
Sydney the differences between q representa-
tive Australian city and representative
American city. Will you allow mo to say. In
opposition to tho absurd nonsense OF this
Australian Premier. that tho probabilities are
that Sydney will not he whore New York
is now in POO years timer Compared
to New York. Sydney is an insignil-
cant village. and sydney people. COM
pared to tho residents OF this mighty
city. are about as stupid and slow going q sot
ms though they belonged to an ago In hi story
long past But, like all people who are behind
and Ts is
istc OF ne dcnizshs q all obscure parts ana p
people OF an out.of.the English hamlet:
They think the little cackling OF their bourR .
The echoes of the which around the world
One certain sign OF n dependent and down
In NIen tt.Ntte Var
SON who carries title and wears the badge OF
an office. Sir George Dibbs says; And no.
and Ef The sHs os' ssaney ' Eare they
dent appear to create the sliEhtest respect.
big row" have heard Of other countries
where. in the midst of big rows. 2 priest hns
hand to uuell the disturbance. Yes. It is true
that in sydney anything wearing her Ma>esty's
tK who
learned sef.Eoyernment and those. who can
be 80 9yeraToa at one wearing the little
least SO it was given out to the world. But the
thought upon and attempted. rushed back to
the Old state Of things and are now singing
God S Tnor the Queen more hcnfiily than
in Australia. The Australian National party.
composed for the most part Of all young Aus:
Irish settlers. has made big move forward.
Strong tendencies wero settling down IN the
way Of independent nationality. but the
whole thing was premature and has boon
niDped in the bud.
Tho beautiful commonwealth OF Australia
has vanished into smoke! English prejudicos
brought up under the shadow of tho British
monarchy are still in the majority and are the
rulers of the people. The working. classes
have boon fighting over shadows. and 30 their
influence. which would naturally go with the
National party. has been diverted into useless
channels. All the time the English money
lender has been putting on tho screw. Loans
have been refused. and our Australian de.
rcntencies nre in about the most wretched
Victoria. which has been called tho paradise
Of the working man." has come to q crisis in
her history 50 serious that it takes much more
than n policeman to quell II row. Hordes OF
starving men arc crowding about the Govern
mcnt offices demanding a job" On the au
thorjtv of the Melbourne Argus. which has lust
reached me. learn that there are about
10000 unemployed in Melbourne alone. And
that for u city of only little over 100000
scnts a broken and n bankrupt country. q
country which is wearing the shnckles OF slav-
cry to Britai n as completely as ever the ne
groes were the slaves Of tho Southern Planters
love my native land with an ardent and I'm :
chanEcnble love. and though / am not
ashamed OF my Australian birth am asham ed
Of those Australians who toady to everything
that ia English. IN all the chief offices. both
Of Church and State. everything must have
about ii. Be it as Bishop. priest, or deacon. or
magistrate. Judge. or policeman. Australians
are not wanted. j. II. l.. H.
NEW YORK. Aug. IL.