Many Australian organizations, including the Protestant Association, were represented at a meeting to arrange a nation-wide protest against the possible appointment of Chief Justice Isaacs as Governor-General of Australia. The leader of the opposition in the Federal parliament declared that any Australian accepting the position is an enemy of the British Empire. The unpleasant situation created is causing concern in the Australian Jewish community.
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