Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-15
TO AUSTRALIANS
Hot Shot For EVA Who
Called Him Liar
As Argument
QUOTES FROM AUSTRALIAN
MAGAZINE FOR PROOF
All Good Land Taken Up-Easy To
Go But Hard To Get
Back

While deprecating a newspaper con-
troversy and believing that each Is
entitled to his own opinion. at the
same time believe that the truth
should be printed regarding Austria
liza and the conditions prevailing
there. The. letters of "An Austria
liam" and Mr.. Harold Kennedy APP
pearing in your issue of the 18th inst.
are simply general denials Of my as
sertations and are scarce worthy Of
recognition except as examples Of the
usual Australian arguments. The
EVA Australian" says am n
thing" and a liar" from, SO am
informed, about forty miles distance.
and Mr.. Kennedy quotes from Mum
sey's Magazine. II the writer of that
article in Munsey's spent more than
five minutes in the southwest. which
was probably West Australia, he
would have known that there are no
cattle or sheep ranches there as the
country is unsuitable for either, but
they do raise very good fruit, and
this industry has been improved ev-
cry year. There is some wonderful
ly fine country in Australia, as said,
in spots, and the greatest drawback
is the lack Of rain. and when there IL
plenty of rain there is no attempt
made to conserve II. In NOrthe n
West Australia there are enormous
fiocks of sheep and they are shipped
principally from Derby to Freeman
tie. Between Freemantle and Ade-
laide there is a huge desert and so
absolutely useless that the Govern
ment will not build railroad over Il
to- connect these two capitals, al
though as necessity, an absolute
necessity, in case OF war. 1t is a COZ
dition sine qua non. as w. Australia
would be completely cut of from the
rest of the country by any Power that
lcouid put any old tub of gunbCat
there to intercept the steamer lines.
Along the southwest coast thin
fringe on very small section Of the
Continent. there is about the same
climate as Florida, and It Is quite
true that anything can be grown
there, but that Is a mere detail. The
81 eat central part of South Australia
is huge sandy desert and large
portion Of West Australia as we'll.
The best portions Of Australia arc
Victoria, New South Wales, and
Queensland. and that is where all OF
the population is conferred, and, as
said before. all OF this land has been
taken up long ago. and the Govern
nent in a frantic endeavor to sup
ply land for the people already there
not prospective immigrants, but fol
their own people, are buying back the
estates of the large land owners ant
reese Hing the. sections to the natura
Increase from within at exceptional II,
high prices. as must naturally be thu
C, SC, but liberal terms. as the pay
repts are spread over long periods
The Government is always ready Il
loan money to the solicitors, II tn,
IL ,brovements on his land are wortl
the sum asked for, and make thing
easy for him. AT A PRICE, but Il
what good, II his nose Is Away
against the grindstone?
Australia is suffering from insu
larity and an enlarged Uranium
THEY cry Advance Australia" witt
the lips and hobble the heels OF prog
ress with freak legislation. Austria
las area Is roughly three million
and has a population Of less tina
two to a square mile; she cries, Nv
must have immigrants. but for God
sake don't let them come unless the
have money" The great mass OF tn
2 population Is in the three large eli
les, Melbourne, Sydney, and Bris
bane. and these are separated b
nearly a days journey In distanc
and twice as far by state jealous!
The people do not travel and isola
ton begets selfishness, which is tn
brood mother Of parochialism, {
bigotry. There are more people er
tering New York City as immigrant
every year than the entire populatio
of Australia. 1t is easy to get to Au
tralia, but expensive to leave, or tn
emigration would exceed the imm
grafton. which is small enough.
Australia is a spoon-fed nation. ST
has been fed on pap from the con
mencement of her existence. I'll
first squatters were a grand lot
far as pluck and perseverance wen
but they had convict labor free al
government aid whenever 1t WI
asked for, and their descendants ha
never got rid of the effects of tn
iniquitous up-bringing. Governme
is still looked upon as foster-pa
ent. and IL anything happens 1t Is ;
ways the Government which Is su
posed and expected to set 1t rigl
They are the most-goyerned people
no ~ n Nf Is ~