Chain of Labor Dailies

Hokitika Guardian, 8 April 1921, Page 1

Chain of Labor Dailies

'•AUSTRALIAN PROPOSAL TO RAISF. i £360,000. i SYDNEY, March 30. j A conference representing different ' labour newspapers interests was held j in Sydney recently, and it was decided 'to raise £360.000, if possible, wliereJ with to establish a chain of Labour I dailies throughout the Commonwealth. The following daily newspapers have already been established in tlie Labour interests: The “World." Sydney: . Building erected and machinery in po:-i----f iion since 1914, but publication still delayed. for various reasons. The “World' Hobart. The ‘‘Worker’ Perth: Money raised for a daily, which is to he produced presently. The “Standard, 1! isbane. The “Echo”, Ballarat. 'Hie •'Daily Herald,” Adelaide. “Truth’ Broken Hill. It was pointed out that in West urn Australia the workers had raised a substantia! sum for a Labour daily, and that Adelaide already had one. A scheme has been mapped out for a Labour daily in Melbourne, either by the transference of the Ballarat “Echo” to Melbourne, or ilie production ot an rddilional paper in Melbourne. In Sydney everything was practically in readiness for the establishment of a daily, and in Queensland the “Stand nd ' ' as proving an effective organ. The "orkers were turning out their own pap.’f in Port Darwin and in llroK mi Gill li was estimated that there were approximately 800.000 I rades unionists in

Australia Ten shillings each I rum every unionist would provide sufficaut to establish a chain of Labour dailies, which would light for the Labour cause. For £1 per unionist the scheme would he p|act'd beyond any tear ot failure. It was estimated that a chain of papers would have a daily circulation "I 7.7 d.()()() - and in that regard they would he far sounder commercial uimposition than any of the private newspaper proprietaries. It was finally decided to make an effort to raise .£360,000. and especially to appeal to the A.AY.F.. the biggest and most powerful union in Australia, which practically established the “ Wor 1” in Sydney.

The A.W.F. authorised a levy on ill its members, if other unions would do the s; ■me The whole matte:’ will lie dealt w ith at an all-Australian conlerenee of trade union delegates at Melbourne in .1 nne next.