East is East and West is West
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Title
East is East and West is West
datePublished
January 4, 1918
pageStart
7
identifier
3492648
Description
This cartoon by West Australian cartoonist Ben Strange comments on the 1917 conscription referendum in which Western Australians voted "Yes" to support the British lion but the overall result was "No".
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"EAST IS EAST AND WEST IS WEST."-KIPLING.
Ben Strange
Some of the anti leaders domiciled in this State profess surprise at the overwhelming "Yes" vote in Western Australia. One of the antis said that at one time this State could boast of leading democracy
in Australia, but the result of the last two referendums shows that we are lagging behind in both democracy and humanity, and are out of step with Australian sentiment.
Ben Strange
Some of the anti leaders domiciled in this State profess surprise at the overwhelming "Yes" vote in Western Australia. One of the antis said that at one time this State could boast of leading democracy
in Australia, but the result of the last two referendums shows that we are lagging behind in both democracy and humanity, and are out of step with Australian sentiment.
Type
Newspaper article