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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1917
Page
1
A satirical verse mocks Kaiser Wilhelm and German leaders cursing the Allies in all things from sea to sky. The poem lampoons the emperor as a dreaded master of crimes and condemns Allied resolve despite submarines, air power, and blockade.
Hester advocates a yes vote to grant Commonwealth Government power to conscript men for war and defend Australia. He condemns Tudor and Collier for sowing discord and stresses national unity and the Allied victory as the core issue amid the constitutional crisis, warning of life under German rule and loss of democratic rights.
A wartime letter argues for conscription support as the path to defeat Germany and protect Australia. It calls for hunting the “mad dog Kaiser,” urges a Yes vote, and frames national survival within the British Empire. The piece cites Australian families mourning four decades of loss and condemns anti conscriptionists. The author signs S. C. Marriott of Bunbury.
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