NATIONAL PARTY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2974, 11 January 1917, Page 5

NATIONAL PARTY

FORMED [N AUSTRALIA Molbourne ( January 10. ■A national organisation has-been formed for the purpose of subordinating party issues and -winning the war, and supporting in politics men and parties who during the_ war are prepared to make national issues paramount. An executive committee has been appointed to prepare a. platform.—Presn Assn. WAR SITUATION REVIEWED Melbourne, January 10At the conference that decided on, the formation of it National Party, Mr. Hughes, tie Federal Premier, reviewed the war situation, which he considered necessitated our utmost efforts. Germany was far from being beaten, and Australia must do her duty along with the other self-governing Dominions, by political and economical organisation, through which the national will, desires, and ideals might be expressed and satisfied. Comparing T3ie present warped outlook of some of the Labourites with the grand past, he said the Labour Party would never have won a majority before the warif it had not supported a policy of national safety.— Press Assn. no federAl"liberals present (Rec. January 10, 8.10 p.m.) Sydney, January 10. 'A feature of the gathering_ which' formed the national organisation was that no Federal Liberals were invited. Mr. Cook, commenting on the situation, says: "Wo hare- to gird ourselves for a general election at the end of April. As the Senato at present controls tho Hughes and Liberal parties, it appears that nothing can be done until an appeal to tho/people has cleared tho air.'—Press Assn. , THE PLATFORM (Rcc. January 11, 0-45 a.m.) Melbourne, January 10. A further meeting of the "' National Party adopted a platform, the chief planks of which are to support any man or party prepared to insist on a common, platform for winning the war and the maintenance of the solidarity of the Empire; an effective repatriation schcnio for soldiers end sailors, andi their dependants; settlement' of disi ]>iites by arbitration: the maintenance of "White Australia".; the development cf the national, resources and ab- . solute Free-trade within the Common- , 'wealth.—Press Association.