The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-04
America May Benefit
II War Tasks BY
AHstraEa's Mistakes
Visitor From Antipodes Sees
Serious Difficulties To Be
Overcome In This Country
But Believes They Can Be
Surmounted

But belleNeS ihey Can BE
Surmounted
| America may benefit by mistakes
that have been made in Australia in
dealing with labor and in meeting war
problems, according to the view ex.
pressed by WI. Williams, who is man:
agar of sugar plant at Victoria and
who Is now Mt the CouItland Hotel here
on his way home after a trip to the
| States ~ ~ " 2.
Mr.. Williams commented on a recent
editorial which appeared in The Ad.
vertiser dealing with the defeat of con.
scription and the overthrow of the gov.
eminent Of Premier Hughes.
Nation T. Loyal 10 .. ,-.,.'-
Australia at heart is thoroughly
loyal, anxious TO encourage true demo
eracy, The declared, 'andtherefore keen
| to be more closely associated with the
great American democracy and this is
my excuse for expressing an opinion
on the CONSUMPTION issue. -ef i
I" After four months in America /
am just returning to Australia without
any details of the recent consumption
defeat and cannot closely discuss the
situation. I am grieved that the results
call for explanation, but am confident
that Australia will soon rise superior to
her difficulties and do the right thing
In this great war for righteousness, lib.
erty and democracy. "a. ~t'tt
Many Experiments -.,
80" Australia Is 80 democratic on prin.
ciple that she has tried out experiments
IN favor Of the working classes that
no other country dared attempt. We
desire that every man and woman shall
have fun liberty to secure Just rights
and good living conditions unhindere
by the introduction of colored races,
with the right to organize for industrial
advantage. The unions have even gain.
ed political power, but unfortunately
experience has proved that the capital
list has no exclusive monopoly Of selfish
ness, and under the labor bosses the
unions recently showed themselves so
selfish as to disloyally hold up Austria
liza for term, forgetting that capital
and labor must work hand in hand for
the nations and the individuals well
fare. Ea
Hun Quick To Act
1.-THE Hun was quick to see that he
might heap up internal trouble by play.
ing upon the selfishness and credulity
Of the labor unions and so he used
them, the Sim Feiner q and the I. w.
WIS to wreck CONSUMPTION. I
~. "our prime minister Is a,great politi-
clan, and great democrat but his states
manship may have been better. He
had a great task, and wonderful op,
portunity when he returned from Great
Britain to declare that thee seriousn ess
of the war demanded CONSUMPTION and
must forthwith be put into effect. He.
democratically appealed to the people,
but no matter how enlightened a people.
may be some one individual must be.
appointed by them to steer the ship, es-
pecially when the rocks are so numer-
Gus and dangerous. ~ IL.
"The people may choose, but one,
hand and mind must control the steer.
ing and our prime minister probably
should have assumed that responsible.
ity. Furthermore il is folly to expect
mothers and others to vote away their
sons and friends freely, while selfish.
idlers and Hun influenced laborers OPP
posed CONSUMPTION to the utmost.
Has Hopeful View
1--WE have some statesmen in Aus
tralia who win yet assert themselves
because the true Australian is deter
mined that the difficulties and mistake s
shall be surmonnted, and the principles
of true democracy upheld in order that
everybody shall enjoy fair deal and
good homes, which after all is the pur.
pose of this great war.
"My recent trip through America
convinced me that America will have
something of our experience and be
compelled to fight as hard battles in.
ternally as at the front, because the
leaven Of German world,power cum.
ming Is strong, and the undereurrent of
their poisonous doctrines will probably
express itself most effectively through
industrial channels. 49,.
"Ameriea loves q big task and will
undoubtedly successfully overcome her
internal and external difficulties hut,
not without much keen sacrifice, and II
Australians honest mistakes help to
make her and others alert, then our
democFatic experiments may not have
been in vain. Y W.. o..
3"America will have to face lot of
difficulties by the time her war strength
reaches that of Australia on n percent
age basis, and we realize, that all demo,
cratic nations must place no limit on
the sacrifice -necessary to win liberty
and justice.
81 merely affirm that Australia 3 in
tentions are good no matter what mis-
takes have been made-+the tree Of de
mocracy may need some careful prim-
ing but will eventually bear good