LABOUR POLICY.
EXTENSION OF FEDERAL POWER. 3y Teleeranh-Presa Aesodation-CopyriElit . : Sydney, Octoberß. "■Mr.' Fisher, Federal Prime Minister, referring to the forthcoming referendum on the Government's proposals'to amend, tho Constitution by increased ; Comraon- ' wealth , control over trade and industrial matters, said the Government needed more power. It was ridiculous that it should limited, us at the present time. It wanted to be able to set the Commonwealth Arbitration Court in motion as soon as any'difficulty arose, no matter whether the difficulty wasconfined to one State or not. Tho referendum would be a purely party issue.' ' Touching-nn , naval defence,'. Mr. Fisher rtMtemtetl Hint ho'-wns that stfoncr or , , Inter' Now' Zealand would come into an Australasian folinmo. irr.'-'Hnlmnn, tho Mate Attorney-Gen-eral, speaking nt C'oonin, • said Australia was'destined to lie. Roverned by. Hie workers, anil they (tlirt workers) would govern wisely, and well 'in Jhe interests of the OOiumunity. i\s a whole. ■ / . ,
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1566, 9 October 1912, Page 7
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147LABOUR POLICY. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1566, 9 October 1912, Page 7
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