Chapter 334: 1913

By the end of 1912, life was relatively peaceful, and Arthur experienced a calm November and December.

On Christmas Day in December, as was customary, Arthur gave a speech in Sydney Square, encouraging Australasians to make their own contributions to their country's development and sincerely unite to protect all their compatriots.

Of course, besides these more peaceful words, Arthur's speech also touched on military matters, such as the plan to expand the navy and army once again in the coming years.

That night on Christmas Eve, newspapers printed Arthur's speech and circulated it nationwide throughout Australasia.

In these newspapers, Arthur's speech took up nearly the largest space, with other news being reduced to the smallest font, printed on the side and back of some sections of the paper.

The slogan "National strength lies in education and a powerful military" accompanied Arthur's Christmas speech and spread throughout the streets and alleys throughout Australasia.