PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1244, 28 September 1911, Page 5

PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS.

DEBATE IN THE FEDERAL HOUSE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrisht Melbourne, September 27. In moving his motion of censure on the Government, Mr. Deakin added that the Ministerial ukase ordering preference to unionists in tlie Civil Service had put aside all judicial power, and aimed at justice to. nobody. Preference was now unconditional and beyond iecall. Any union could do what it liked, and uso its funds for political purposes : to any extent it wanted. .The' sceptre .'of'tyrariny/'hlid' been placed in the- hands of men wlio had no right to use the! power. Men would be coerced into unions. 'Mr. Fisher, Prime Minister, in reply, stated,that the Government had taken the step deliberately, and the policy would bo pursued until the Govornment saw some better method of doing things. Were unionists and leaders of unions, ho asked, to go on foT all eternity working, not only for themselves, but for those skulking people who were unworthy? The Government intended to organise industrialism as far as possible, and it was bound to givo preference to unionists. Whether people agreed or disagreed would not influence those who believed in the principle. (Rec. September 28, 1.5 a.m.) Melbourne, September 27. The censuro debato is being continued. Government supporters deny the existence of a -black list. One argued that politics ond unionism should go together.