DIVIDED LABOUR.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18659, 7 April 1926, Page 9

DIVIDED LABOUR.

MEMBER RESIGNS FROM N.S.W,

UPPER HOUSE. (it cablb— pbbss association— copyright.) (aobtbaliah and h.z. cable association ) (Received April 6th, 8 p.m.) SYDNEY, April G. Following last night's decisiou of the Labour' Conference, Mr Carey, one of thfl recent appointees to the Legislative Council, resigned from that body in order to stand again for election to tb« Executive of the Australian Labour JPirty. • Mr Carey was secretary of the Party. fAt the Labour Conference, the Red aflti-Executive element defeated the Executive on a motion that members of Parliament should not be allowed to hold-Mat* on the Executive of the Australian tobour Party. As the president Of the Executive, Mr McGrath, is a meiftber of the Legislative Council, he wjll he deposed from the presidency of the Party, as will other members of the Executive, who are similarly situated.] REDS EXCLUDED IN VICTORIA. ' (Beceived April 6th, 10 ji-m.)

.''..:.■'.■■ MELBOURNE, April 6. : A conference, of the Victorian. Labour* party passed a motion excluding Communists from membership of the I'art&r. ,

UPPER HOUSE ABOLITION. '.'.' (deceived April 7th, 1 a.m.) "';>:>''•■ U, : r 'SYDNEY, April 6. . 1 Mr Lang, addressing the Labour Conier«nce, announced the Government's .determination in proceeding with the abolition'of the Upper House. He said J. the Council did not recognise the right !S and interfered with thavfonetion of Parliament. He urged tltf. 'expulsion from the movement of who failed to vote wheu A 'tM|iholition Bill was before the by saying tho v did hot recognise the.right "■:: nominee Cham- . ?'•s*.scensor J agd..destroyLabour legis|/|ii^oi''in4,'.ipivery constitutional means the Government ;y»*i»id.;}!M' : to',, make' the people's Chamber paramount. . '^|.Thiß conference unanimously recorded appreciation of Mr Lang's *'services, and pledged unswerving loyalty to the ;' ; ioovoram^t.' ■>v-- : \. ■; ■■■'"" '