NEW LABOUR GROUP
Australian House Of Representatives (Received May 2, 11.59 p.m.) CANBERRA. May 2. When announcing the formation of the new “Anti-Communist Labour Party of New South Wales,” Mr. Beasley, who will lead this group of four in‘ the House of Representatives, was greeted with derisive cheers from his fellow Labour members who constitute the official Opposition. A Government supporter, Mr. Laue, asked the Speaker whether the House was to assume that tlie Labour Party was split in two ami henceforth would be known as the non-Cominunist bloc and the Communist bloc. After this, the Labour Leader. Mr. Curtin, asked the Speaker whether it was his intention to give Mr. Beasley the status of a party leader. Tlie Speaker replied: “I feel I should do as in the past, when there was another party (Lang Party). lam bound to recognize him as a leader."
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 186, 3 May 1940, Page 10
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145NEW LABOUR GROUP Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 186, 3 May 1940, Page 10
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