LABOUR CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1053, 16 February 1911, Page 5

LABOUR CONFERENCE.

t ■ '• PLEDGE FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, by Telegriph-Press Association-Copyright. Sydney, February 15. The State Labour Conference, on Mr.. J. C. Watson's motion, adopted a pledge to be taken by Labour members of tho Upper Ilouso, and renewed after each general election,, involving a mise to do their utmost to promote the carrying out of the Labour platform and abolition of the Upper.' House. Members signing tho pledge will a. caucus of Legislative Councillors, but will not be allowed to participate in the Assembly caucus. The two Houses. may,' however, confer on matters of mutna\ concern, • TITLES OBJECTED TO. Melbourne* February 15. The Richmond branch of the Political and. Labour Council Tesolved that no Labour member be ; allowed to accept knighthood or any similar title.A DISSOLUTION IN PROSPECT. ' (Rec. February 15, 8.20 p.m.) Sydney, February 15.. The Lab/Stfr? adoptqd.'resolutions iitavour of the establishment of : a Court of Criminal .Appeal. . Another "resolution proposed th'at, ii the. eveiit of. a. dissolution before. October, 1913, the rule previously adopted to' ' the effect, that no person who had not .been a member of the Political Labour. League, or an affiliated union for threei' years' shall bo 'eligible as' a Labour candidate shaU not prevent the re-election of sitting members... ■'■..;. ,- t ..." • ' . Jlr. Watson, the .mover, in reply to a question whether he expected a dissolution, said it was most likely. The resolution was carried, bnt by an insufficient majority to enable it-to ba placed on the platform, consequentlythe three years' probation rule stands.