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Show AUSTRALIAN TO STUDY UTAH CONJPS Visitor Says His Country and U. S. Are Both ' Misunderstood There Is as great a misconception misconcep-tion In the United State about popl and ' customs ln Australia and Nsw Zeslsnd aa there Is in Australia about th Mormons and th elty of Bait Lake. Bine traveling trav-eling In thla country peopl hav been surprised that I apeak English, that I am abls to find my way about in large cities, rids on streetcars and assoclat with Americans.'' That wss ths declaration atads today by C. S. Oreenhlll. manager of ths Australian Chatauqua association, asso-ciation, with headquarters st Melbourne. Mel-bourne. Australia, who slopped off her after making a tour through Yellowstone national park as a gusst ot Tom Bksyblll, noted Chatauqua Cha-tauqua lecturer In the United States. Mr. Oreenhlll Is snreuta Chicago to attend the International chatauqua convention on September Septem-ber IT. He Is accompanied by Mra Oreenhlll. "Uke many other people of eoun-trlee eoun-trlee outelde of th United 8tates, I was prompted to corns hers to ao-qunalnt ao-qunalnt myself with the Mormon policies and th Mormon people and correct th many erroneous storlss that are common gossip la ths far corners of ths world. "Because ot that deplorable propaganda prop-aganda which Is scattered In Australia Aus-tralia by cheap publlcatlone. I am her to learn the facta In the cass and present them truthfully before the Australian public." Discussing ths politics of Australia, Aus-tralia, Mr.' Oreenhlll said that Amsrlcans war not fsmlllsr with what waa going on In the Eastern corner of the globe. Just aa Austral-lane Austral-lane sre not familiar with American politics. "Nevertheless." he said, "th country party, composed of the farmers. Is ths party at present In th saddle, "In December. 1911, William M. I Hughes, prime mlnlstsr of Austral-la. Austral-la. waa defeated In a vol of eon' fldence by th strength of th country coun-try party. Ms appealed to th eoun-i eoun-i try, but th atrong opposition of I the country party lost him the premiership pre-miership and Stanley M. Bruce, for. mer holder ot the portfolio ofi the treasurer, but a atauneh defender of the country party policy, was ehoasn premier," Oreenhlll explained." ex-plained." "Under the edmlnlatratlon of Bruce, Dr. U Pegs, leader ot th country party, waa given the portfolio port-folio of the treasurer, snd ths combined com-bined strength of these two men and the support of ths country party par-ty haa given the government ths name ot th 'Bruce-Page combination. combina-tion. Juet as ths farmers her are the backbone of the country, so are the farmers of Australia." |