Russel Ward claimed that Miles ‘Staniforth Smith, a radical Protectionist, who later joined the Labor Party, was perhaps the most rabidly racist member of either House’¹1 Ward, A Nation for a Continent, 31–32. of the first parliament. It has gone unchallenged in the literature, a case of sans aucun doubte.²2 Translated as ‘without a doubt’ or nothing to doubt about. This article inquiries into the strength of the claim by first drawing on newspaper reporting and finds that Ward had drawn a longbow. In sum, the article provides an important lesson on taking statements at face value and allowing them to become historical fact.

拉塞尔·沃德 (Russel Ward) 声称，迈尔斯“斯坦尼福斯·史密斯 (Staniforth Smith) 是一位激进的保护主义者，后来加入了工党，他可能是两院中最狂热的种族主义成员” ¹1 沃德，一个大陆的国家，31-32。第一届议会的。它在文献中没有受到质疑，这是一个毫无疑问。²2 译为“毫无疑问”或毫无疑问。本文首先通过报纸报道来探究这一说法的强度，并发现沃德拉的是长弓。总之，这篇文章提供了一个重要的教训，即如何从表面上理解陈述并让它们成为历史事实。