The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-11-17
ANGLO -SAKONS FOR
PEACE or WORLD.
Hon. Mel Nielsen Tells Of White
Australia and ne Hopes
for the Future.

(From Wednesdays Advertiscr.)
That Australia should be In closer
commercial and political relations with
the United States was the burden Of
the talk made at Commercial Club yes
terday nt noon by Hon. Mel Nielsen,
NJ L. A., Of New South Wales. Ho
even went further and advocated such
close relation between tho English
speaking nations as would insure world
peace for all time.
The distinguished Australian was the
guest of honor at luncheon of the club
yesterday. He was introduced to the
members present by Fred. Ia waldron,
who sat at the head of the special table.
Others in the party were General John
II. Soper, J. L. Mclean, H. M. Hep
burn, A. H. Ford, Oscar White, P. l..
Weaver and F. B McStocker
With but few words from the pre-
siding officer, Mr.. Nielsen began his
speech, startling many Of his hearers
by the statement that Sydney ranked
fourth in the world g commerce, and
tho business done through that port
was greater than through any port Of
the United States.
He told of the vast undeveloped re-
sources of Australia with it's but 5,000,-
900 population, and what he hoped to
accomplish on the present trip to the
mainland in regard to closer trade re-
lations with the great Republic.
Fourth Port in World
"It may surprise you to know that
our port of Sydney in New South Wales
stands fourth in volume of business Of
the ports of the world, - he said. 'This
is accounted for by the fact that Aus
tralia is in the state of primary produc-
tion, that. is, the Commonwealth ex-
ports raw material raised on the land
and imports all the manufactured arti-
cles used by her population.
Trade is the life of commerce and
am going to the States at the present
time in an effort to establish closer
trade relations with the west coast of
Australia. Our country needs closer
relations with the States and we are
willing to pay for closer communication
from the treasury of Australia.
"We have a different idea Of i'm
migration there than you have here.
You have solved the immigration prob
lem, think, but we work along differ
ent lines.
"The plantations here which I have
visited are developed to the highest
efficiency, while in Australia we have
not done any irrigating of sugar, TAX
ing only the water that falls from
heaven.
Australia for Whites.
"our labor in Australia is not col
ored, and while I do not criticize any
other country, may say, that when we
find we cannot do a thing in Australia
with white labor, then we do not do
it at ALL
The speaker said that he had met
many persons here whom he considered
his friends, and he hoped for closer re-
lations between Hawaii and Australia
in the future, He told of the large mum.
Der of tourists who came from England
and other parts of Europe to Australia
and went home the same way they
came ont. In fdture he said that he
would do all in his power to turn this
tourist traffic by way of Honolulu and
the Pacific.
One matter he wished to impress on
Honolulans and that was the great tour.
list asset which they had in the Vol
cano which should be advertised much
more extensively in parts of the world.