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title: 'The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), page 12, referendum day, 28 October 1916: ''He''s sticking to you to-day, will you stick to him?'''
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/daily-telegraph-referendum-day-yes-cartoon-1916/
description: A Sydney daily's page on the day of the first conscription referendum, dominated by a cartoon of a soldier at a trench parapet captioned 'He's sticking…
section: Collection
---

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**Content note:** Pro-conscription cartoon of a soldier at a trench parapet, plus a report of a speaker attacked and a chairman nearly lynched ('Hang the ----'). This object is shown as it was published. [Why](https://propagandaarchive.org/about/#as-it-was)

[![The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), page 12, referendum day, 28 October 1916: 'He's sticking to you to-day, will you stick to him?'](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/daily-telegraph-referendum-day-yes-cartoon-1916.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/daily-telegraph-referendum-day-yes-cartoon-1916.jpg)

# The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), page 12, referendum day, 28 October 1916: 'He's sticking to you to-day, will you stick to him?'

A Sydney daily's page on the day of the first conscription referendum, dominated by a cartoon of a soldier at a trench parapet captioned 'He's sticking to you to-day, will you stick to him?'. Tells: the serving soldier's standing is attached to a Yes vote, and 'The Yes-No March' and 'Call to Arms' columns report crowds, cheers and 'a mighty Yes'.

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1916.   [page] 12

[Cartoon: a soldier in greatcoat at a sandbagged trench parapet with rifle and bayonet; artist signature illegible]
HE'S STICKING TO YOU TO-DAY, WILL YOU STICK TO HIM?

CALL TO ARMS.
MR. KNIBBS' FIGURES.
AN UNDER-ESTIMATE.

THE "YES-NO" MARCH.
"The march of the "Taffies," distinguished by dungarees, and the militia and cadets ... made up a strength of about 5000 ..." [column continues; not transcribed]

"... that you vote according to your consciences." (A mighty "Yes.")
"We are not," concluded Colonel Owen, smiling, "going to take the vote now. All I will ask you to do is to give three cheers for the King."

CONSCRIPTION SPEAKER ATTACKED.
CHAIRMAN BRUTALLY ASSAULTED.
PORT FAIRY (Vic.), Friday.-As Mr. Rodgers, M.H.R., attempted to address a large number of men at Crossley in favor of the referendum ...

PROGRESS OF THE WAR   [column; not transcribed]
THIS MORNING'S CABLES   [column; not transcribed]
```

Headlines, cartoon caption and the quoted lines are read from the committed image; dense columns are not fully transcribed. Spelling as printed ('favor').

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