IN DANGER OF DEFEAT.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20179, 6 March 1931, Page 11

IN DANGER OF DEFEAT.

THE FEDERAL MINISTRY. CAI.L FQR ALL LABOUR , . ; (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BJ ELECTRIC TELBOBAra—COPYRIGHT.) (Received Mftyph 6 th, J. 5 a.m.) V. ■ ' SYDNEY, 5. The, pedcvftl Ministry is in grp,ve danger of defoat on the no-confideuce motion, especially if a division is taken to-morrow. The Government Whip, Mr E. C. Bailey, telegraphed fronx Canberra to all Labour members requesting tfyem •to be iii their places/when Mr Latham launches no-confidence motion at II o'clock to-morrow. I'ho Now South Wales Labotfr executive has instructed its Federal members to defy the summons in order to see thp Epat Sydney by-election through.

NOTICE OP NO-CONFIDENCE, ADJOURNMENT secured. (Received March sth, 9.25 p.m.) CANBERRA, March 5In the Bouse of Representatives, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr J. G. JiOtuam, gave notice of his intention to move: "That the Government no longer possesses the confidence of the House." The Prime Minister secured an adjournment until the following day. HOSTILITY TO MR THEODORE. AN OPPOSITION DEMONSTRATION. FIDUCIARY CURRENCY BILL. (Received MarcTi sth, 9.?5 p.m.) CANBERRA, March 5.

Members of the Opposition, -in the ifoiise of Representatives, made a hostile demonstration against the Federal Mr 33. G.'Theodore while fho Prime Minister was announcing the names of the mewbors «f tho reconstructed Ministry- Immediately Mr Theodore's name was called » chorus of voices, of Opposition members shouted ?'shame-" PandejnpniwTO prevailed, anil 3lr Itayjoy w«s pppipeUed t« apolegwa to avojd hi? removal from t}io' Hppso. : Later, Mr Theodore gave notice of his' intention to introduce the Fiduciary Currency PiU. , The Opposition again shouted and endoavowVsd to prevent him from ! spending, whereupon the Primp Mwstjßr appealed'tp the. Oppo. ptipn- %q uppofil thf»F Pl'fltert jn the Sl'lbsgfl* FOUR I-AROIJB MEMBERS. r ■ :■ ! :'■■ ■■■■• •' 11 ■■■ .■ > . VQTRS 4PAINST GOVERNMENT EXPECTEP(Received Marph i>th, 0.5 p.pi.) •<•" 1 > ; SYDNEY, March £». Mb n an interview, f ,ije' p|:pc|cted fppr member pf tJfiai' 'fpfiHy to yflte against |h p ffepfyp PP libe noppnrideW He wpujd tftke ■ Will .WBQHOPO 1»W, pcppseipn.' from **««»' fyiM y» m OF V.lil -i -"-f;.ri;''!"'-.": ■ s.i.■■:. "il'f '> jS¥J)NB|¥, MaM» 5- ' . ,4- , J fil , !ftiiTP c P t ef the AifstraiIf jjsqcutiye : efid the i !?■ «*. Jl 14. P. T,n?»i»Tin» ? to agvs Ajtist censure i» Aurtrftlmn' met tlwnt to Mwjwrti Sydney PyWfis rfvpf. . pemip,t° TAXES- , . .PBNSrONB. , ', .4 supspsts jfy* # 1' - ■ --I J, K ; :•' P4NMRA. March 5ppf pf n V flf - p| Angiralift da «°t |#llrMpyp)iiß and I&PPg 8,600,000 aMIM WJ 111 ms^ss&z Bmv R? S"?F« 0 fS; ffite' 4'v»sions, namely jbao, 000,000 per annum, absorbs ona-third <rf the Commontireslth pensjtais jue h wholly Iffis • who jire' suffering no physical disability are- drawing these, ay ve» M fei? qfdiMfF n '2ff a, £ iuns^i .t!i?y W»>. 4i w tfrSSr pd Kl to Hpfln t« .by -tojfflg,- ? J J k ?*L 1 1 ?t' ■J^ l | l "lffr ' k ?• -• decision .OP. CAWW» NOT ACCEPfW' *" ' 1 j ' * IVg* C r f *\ I °t.l 4 } ,- -; 'i. " u' ,' '' » " 'f ' - •' G4pgH»A, An in the' Ww"aT4°i^ ?* , *1 \ tfm n A ** t 1 \ 1 I

feign his poaitipn as cbgirwfm q£ cpmputtees." Unless Mr Mctjrath voluntarily resigns, a iieyf appmptee, Mr U L. Cunnlnghajji, is jx>yer\m to assert bin claim. _ - , A motion in the* Hpuse tq suspend Mr MpGratb would to opposed by-his friend? as well as the Qppqflitipn, vimftd not Ipso a clijMGO to defeat the _ PREFERENCE TQUjSIQNISTS

DRASTIC PROVISIONS JN BILL. SIDNEY, Maijcli 3 Additional draslic provisions have beep' iftSftrted in the SHto- Ministry's amending Arbitration Bill measnre, providing for absolute preference in emntaftnent) tP financial unionists. , ' Al| loyal employees who came to the aid of" the Government during the 1917 industrial upbeavpj m]\ bq cpipneHed to Ypin trade unioß? bJ" Uh? pfflcial moveTOfiit-. , /The rpgistrntlon of« si? mdugtiial unions is to be cancelled, Upder one clause an 9? a ,H in4i]stnal may .rftauire on §»pl°ysf ?° the employment of any employee whg, at* any time aftpr January Ist, 1817, has been. .engaged or retained in employment during the period of {my cessation of work of other employees in industry on account of an industrial dispute, and has "got subsea member of a un|qp. THE CHURCH IN POLITICS.

. " March $. The; contention tnat the Church tbe ftad in P9?itjical affairs was described to t&g M" B * B-? 7 - J - c - Wright, Prima jo of Australia, as a "cuckoo cry." He said the time had passpd w|n?fi high of the Church were associated with positions m civil life. tbe <ftnn4t {«{« l w bracing tjie i people back to &c>a,, I , 1