The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-30
Sir Edmund Barton Premier of the
Commonwealth of Australia.

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hat on his head the great politician
looked quite contented while reading a
late magazine on the deck of the steam
er yesterday.
Sir Edmund is a protectionist He
has been mainly responsible for the
high tariff that Australia has recently
adopted. Speaking of Australian condi-
tons he said:
Australia is destined to become a.
great Commonwealth. 1t has tremen-
dous resources and as soon as tariff
conditions become settled and the coun-
try energies from the grip of the big
drouth it is sure to forge ahead. We
decided to weld our different states
into Commonwealth at a time when
everything was pretty web topsy turvy
because of the drought and the draw
ing from US of soldiers to fight in South
Africa and under those conditions II
think that orr progress has been fast
The recent conference of the Colonial
preniers of Great Britain in England
ought to prove of benefit to all of
| Britains colonies. Heretofore the Bfit-
ish colonies have been branching out
like the tentacles of an octopus-each
one going in a different direction and
having but faint idea of what the
other is doing. Every part of the
British empire now understands what
the other part is doing and each one
of the colonies VIII try to favor the
other as far as possible. Reciprocity
between the colonies can be but a
natural result. The colonies will not
fail to bend all of their energies tow
ards assisting Great Britain with men
and with money should the Empire be
threatened at any point by another
war. You can say that L believe the
Empire was never before in as united
a position as it is today
The South Sea Islands and Britain's
relations with them have long been dis
cussed. We have a great foothold in
them at present and / think that sooner
or later many more islands will be
placed under the flag
SIR JOHN FORESTS VIEWS
Sir John Forrest is a character in
Australian politics and in the every day
life of the country. He is a large man
and has pleasing personality He is
known as the King of the Goldfelds,
owing perhaps to the fact that he be-
came prominently identified with the
early mining operations in West Aus
tralia. As minister of defense he is
laying the foundations for very large
militia to defend the country and while
in England has made representations
to the Colonial Secretary which may
result in more warships being placed
in the Australian squadron.
West Australia says Sir John, sis
one of the wealthiest gold producing
countries in the world today Eight
millions sterling or $4,000, 600 worth of
gold has been produced in that state .
during the year and if no more of the :
secured capital and worked .
their mines the output would be much /.
greater. English operators have fought :
shy of the field owing to the many fakes :
that have been put on the London mar
ket but there is gold there in astonish- +
ing quantities and the country is likely :
to produce something big in the way :
Of Eldorados yet
Premier Seldom of New Zealand did I
not return on the Aorangi. He is re- :
during the year and if more of the .
Red Sea. :