BROKEN HILL STRIKE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2341, 6 November 1908, Page 5

BROKEN HILL STRIKE.

DESPATCH OF POLICE. A LABOR PROTEST. United Press Association. Copyright SYDNEY, Nov. 4. Tho Miners’ Association has decided to ask th© Government to recall the police sent from Sydney to. Broken Hill, considering that their advent will precipitate an industrial war. MELBOURNE, Nov. 5. Mr. McGregor, leader of the Labor party in tlio Senate, drew attention to tlio action of the New South Wales

Government in sending a police force

to Broken Hill. He added that the Government also sent a consignment of arms and ammunition. He did 1 not believe the officials at the mines or miners wanted interference from the Government at all. They could settle* their troubles themselves. He desired to know by what authority New South Wales transported arms and ammunition through two States of the Commonwealth. Mr. Keating, in reply, said there was provision in the Constitution "ifrluch made it impossible for a State

to raise naval or military forces, but it- did not prevent a State organising a force to keep peace and order with- - *2ll its own borders. He would' lay the matter before the Government. SYDNEY, Nov. 5. The Chief Secretary said there was no truth in the statement as far as the police or Government were concerned that arms and ammunition had been despatched to Broken Hill. die Municipal Council of Broken Hill, and a large mass meeting held at that place, condemned the action of the Government in sending police.

WANT-0 F-CON F! 0 ENC E MOTION

SCENE IN THE HOUSE

(Received Nov. 5, 10.30 p.m.) < SYDNEY, Nov. 5. As soon as the Assembly “met, Mr.

McGowen gave notice for Tuesday of

q,- motion to the'effect that the Got<ernment had forfeited confidence by the failure to introduce satisfactory and effective industrial legislation, and by its hard and irritating administration of the law. >sC ! Mr. Wade said he supposed that the motion took its place with other motions, and proceeded with other business. Mr. McGowen objected to. the Opposition being ignored l ,; and declared that he would not stand it. A scene o£- "disorder followed, culminating, in Mr. McGowen leading the Opposition from the House, which then resumed ordinary business.