Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-05-14

ldnu In settlement, though oloest III
geological years. Though discovered
and named in 1906 by forgotten
Spanish navigator, 1t was not until
ITO that Captain Cook. sailing the
South seas, rebound the island con.
tinent and baptized it into the Brit
ish empire Nor did occupation by
white colonists begin until 1887, and
the first colonists were convicts.
Australia should be land of Sc
lected population" runs en- old and
cruel saying, for our fathers were
sent out from England by the best
judges!" Only within the last third
of a century has Australia, through
growth of population and advanced
legislation, taken any considerable
part In the worlds affairs. Australia
has no ancient crust of privilege to be
broken up by the plowshare Of pro-
gressive legislation. The soil is clear
to the seeding The political husband
man has had an unusual field, OF
which he has not been slow to take
advantage.
Continent Of Marvellous Riches.
The discovery of gold In 1851, at
Bathurst west of the Blue noun
tains, turned attention to the mar
yelous richness of Australia, which
had been comparatively unknown.
Sheep had been, and are, the chief
source of Australia's wealth. II Is a
land. however, for which Nature has
done much, and In the use of which
men can afford, for time at least 10
take long chances. Many and ricn
minerals are found. The mines are
important and valuable. The main ex
port, however, is wool, and 1t Is as a
producer Of food supply and material
for raiment that this immense land
has its most prosperous future. Hid
den away until other lands were fui
to Overlooking. Australia has been the
reserve continent from which larg'
share of the worlds food and clothint
are to come. It's possibilities in thi'
direction have hardly begun to be re
allied.
The four and q half millions OF IN
habitants, fringing the shores OF TN
continent or scattered on solitar.
sheen stations and cattle runs mile
anart in the "back-blocks," hav
scarcely commenced to possess Tn
land. certainly not to subdue 1t. In
handful Of political and minor ofenc
ers who, with their guards and over
seers. came first from England nav
been succeeded by generations OF p
oneers of much the same type as PEI
Med the western plains Of the Unite
States 30 years ago me Urea
American Desert" as 1t appeared
the Biographies before geographef
knew any better. has Its counterpal
In the vast interior of the souther
continent Western Kansas Is dupi
Gated though on an ampler and MOI
arid scale, in western Australia al
Queensland resembles, to oegre
New Mexico and Arizona.
II is "a new country" as well
varied. In which the experiment OF q
mocracy is on trial. This excuse Il :
any delinquency or failure is urged
every Australian.
A White Mans Country
The experiment is being mace
white men. Australia is deliberate
white mans country. A few ac
riginal blacks survive, in color olac
or than the so-called Guinea Negro
once known in America and in indt
try. about on the same plane WIN
LATEST and latest youthful descei
ant. Some Chinese and Japanese
side In the coast towns, admitteo
fore the policy of Australia tor
white man" was entered upon
Altogether the non-whites are a net
CHILE fraction of the entire popular
and. unless the governmental poil
be changed. as does not seem VIII
the range of probability, VIII 30
main. immigration is sought IN lna
- .bya Enumeration must