Deseret Evening News | 1908-03-16 | Page 7 | Australia Wild with Enthusiasm

AUSTRALIA WILD VILO WITH ENTHUSIASM Will Wil Accord Groat Great Welcome to American Battleship Fleet FleetOn FleetOn FleetOn On Arrival FEEL MORE THAN FRIENDLY lu Sentiment l shu nf of Ir Kind lUini lc ar m Showing In e as lS One Ole Of ot Deepest Sydney 5 There was nan a dramatic today nt at a n path gath Ih cring of citizens when nt ot tho Iho conch conclusion sion II on ot or an nit 11 address l on en the subject of ot national defense the premier promoter Alfred Eakin road read rad u a cablegram announcing that tho tue American fleet ot of battleships I would visit lt Sydney runt and III Melbourne He lie I called for tor or three o cheers tel for the United States Slates and tho limo audience rose 1050 en el mass massa and with deafening hurrahs Tho rho prime prinie minister said mId that he lie was vii sure UIO that t hu t such n a 1 welcome an aK un tIn Amer American Amerlean ler lerICI lean ican heeL Icet has luts hl never hover known outside of o oIs Its Is own country would bo be accorded It I by hy lt Australia and the cheering that fol followed fo lowed this statement seemed of tile the fact act Cne that tho thu one and nud nil all 0 havo a reeling stronger than mere macro mcl friendship for COI to the tho American po pIc and their navy lay Premier In 11 his speech pe ch advocated alvo greater expenditures for CO national Ho lie Jo said that thai that the burden bUlden In ha posed hosed upon tile the Ih people of or Great Britain for the maintenance ot of their naval anti and anI military forces was wn beginning to 10 bill billand and that tha wealthy Australians could not export expect to enjoy tho tue privileges of the tho protection against Invasion without their share of the tho cost Coat cst TInt h expenditure recommended Is annually for fol an nn army orm ot of 2000 men 15 11 l coast defense defonse vessels