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Show The Australlau Federation. Hoton Gloie. As a mailer of fact neither Australia nor Canada are subject to (ireat Britain except as they havo continued to liml the, relation more profitable than separation. sepa-ration. So lotn; as Australia was an infant colony, she had the protection of the British navy for alino.-.t nothing. The advantages of dependence have been on the siile of the colonists up to j within quite recent times. Now, it is ! evident, that the Australians feel it their duty to provide for their own in terests nnd stand alone. They reserve for the crown the appointment of a mere complimentary figurehead, but should he attempt to dispute the integrity integ-rity of tho commonwealth's parliament, only one short step would remain to be taken to complete independence. |