Show t. S i Conscription Beaten Australian I I Prime Minister Quits His Post I i Melbourne Jan IS In 18 In accord with his pledge to the nationalists the Rt TIt lIon Hon William Ill lam Morris Hughes has re resigned resigned resigned re- re signed as prime minister of Australia because of the defeat of or the conscription conscription conscription tion proposals he championed The entire nationalist government go resigned Frank Gwynne Tudor leader of the labor party Is to succeed Hughes as prime minister His Ills party part was successful in beating the conscription lion tion proposals in spite of Hughes Hughes' statement that if It the conscription were beaten he would refuse to govern Aus Aus- tr lla Although Tudors Tudor's party was able to beat conscription it has only a a. minority representation in the Australian AustralIan Austral Austral- ian parliament and he may have ha hard sledding as premier Mr MIS h Tudor Dudor was formerly minister of trade and customs He lie worked in England and America at the felt elt hat trade trad from ron 1889 to 1894 1891 lIe He Is a strong advocate ocate of ot more extended extender trade relations relations relations rela rela- between Australia and aIl the United S States Ut tes A year and a half halt ago an assassin tried to kill kili the resigning premier while ho he slept in his home at Now ew Vie Vic toria torin The cranks crank's bullet went wild Vie S. S c 7 i p S I |