Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-09
STATE WITHOUT A SENATE
Queenland, Australia Is Ruled by
the People.
MUCH LARGER THAN STATE OF TEXAS
Americans Have Borrowed Many Good
Ideas from Their Progressive Broth
ers on the Other Side Of the World.

&, Ideas from Their Progressive Broth
srs on the Other Side. Of the World.
Queensland, Australia, which has
entered the limelight by becoming the
first two chambered democracy of
the world to abolish it's upper house,,
Is the subject OF the following bull
letin from the washipsfoh, d. C.
headquarters of the National Geo.
graphic Society. .ss.,
Australia began It's independent
political career long after the launch
ing of the United States, yet 1t has set
some examples in the past in the
creation of political machinery, SUCH
as the Australian ballot and univsr-
sal suffrage, that America has fol-
lowed. But the commonwealth and
its states have tried other political ex-
periments which the great republic Of
the west has so far merely watched
from afar. Perhaps the no senate plan
of Queensland may be grouped, In 90
far as the United States is concerted,
with the Australian federal eonstitu-
tional referendum and proportional
representation. -
Queensland ,pwarfs Texas,
"Queensland-and Australia too, for
that. matter-loses in I, apparent .stge
because of its great distance from, .as.
In reality It Is a. huge state complete
ly dwarfing Texas. our largest corp
monwealth. It's coast-line, is more
than 2,290 miles long and is equlva-
lent to that Of Eastern United States
from northern Massachusetts down
the Atlantic, around FLORIDA and ito
Mobile. ;,-ssy, -. y
Since Queensland is located in the
southern hemisphere, It's hot reHpps
are to the north. its cooler regiohsyto
the south. Its northernmost fproiec-
ton, Cape York Peninsula. may, ythsn.
be compared roughly TO Floktda,
though Cape York Is. much scloserSto
the equator. To be .sas close to- 1sthe
equator. as Queensland FlsriGa- would
have to, be showed some ], 400. miles
farther. south until Key West touqbsd
the Isthmuseof Panama IL Australia
could. be towed to our. part. Of the
world, where we. could compare ..ssat
with the regions we know; u would
have to be, turned about no. that the
| warm regiongy yvc1ld. cpfrsspond 3 sIt
1t can be imagined that. this were done
and Cape York placed near the Canal
Zone, so. extensive. ys. the sstatesSef
Queensland, that II would scoyeE. nost
of the vast expanses OF the ssGuif ,sof
Mexico. ~, g, -. 4,s...1 s.
."Queensland's area is, $4,000. Aq,,afe
miles. It is aln,oet ,ast great .aay.the
combined areas OF ell, statess east sof
the Mississippi and Ohio rivers ard
the western line Of Pennsylvania, en-
tending from Maine to Florida. ~
Working for 4 white Australia"
Naturally, colonization ip Queens
land began along its .squthern coast,
it's mlldest region climati tiealiy. Thanks
to it's mountains which parallel the
coast, the climate Of the state rs not
as hot as it's latitude would indicate.
The far, northern section. however is
truly. tropical and has not been de-
yeloped to- any. great extent. in the
southern and middle sections are
thriving ports ahds cities. Brisbafs;
the capital Is about the size of grfdeeA
port. Connecticut or Houston. Texaa.
The states population OF about three.
quarters of a million approximately
that of Oregon Is almost : wholly
British origin. = .'fgs5t.,R 'g5.,.R z- r -.
THE development of. the tropical
portions of Queensland has been slow
er than that of similar regions In
other parts of the world because cot
the determination of the citizens OF
the state and of the entire Cornn1on-
wealth to maintain a white Austria
La The black and yellow races have
been excluded In recent years. some
being deported. Not more than .2O,,
900 of the black aborigines remain In
the state and they are steadily de-
creasing in numbers. s-:.i'..
ITO help the development toward q
white Australia the. federal gopern-
ment grants a bounty on sugar cane
raised by white labor, and. a consld-
cradle sugar industry has been built
up in the fertile coast valleys Of
Queensland. Over behind its noun.
tains the state has great plains re-
gion, like that Of the United States.
There and on the lower hills are
raised the vast herds which make
Queensland the premier cattle state
of Australia and among the leaders
in sheep raising. O. gy,,s
Had Senate" Appointed for Life.
"The six states which made up the
commonwealth of Australia were coll
onles before federation in 1901 and
had governments differing somewhat
from each other. States rights were
jealously guarded when the federal
constitution was adopted, the several
states keeping their original political
machinery. All OF the states had par
liaments of two houses corresponding
to the senate and house of represen.