AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1927, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

3,(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] AUSTRALIAN MISSION. - NEW YORK, June 9. President Coolidge received Messrs Guy, Campbell, A’Y.lentine and Munden 'members of the Australian Industrial Mission), and talked pleasingly about Australia. The British Embassy intimated the President’s reception would be restricted to four members. The majority of the members have made substantial progress in writing their individual reports. No attempt will be made at AA’asbington to co-or-dinate them.

Mr Gravndler’s attitude is disquieting to his two colleagues especially. He is leaving a. fortnight earlier, and many anticipate their views. Mr Grayndler maintains strong Labour opinions, continuing the criticism lie began at Detroit that the Mission has received wrong information by visiting open shops. This is in despite of a resolution of the Alission denying political motive*.

Mr Grayndler and Mr .Mellinos gave a remarkable interview to the AVashington Labour AVeekly, boosting the Australian Labour policy, and declaring that compulsory arbitration has proved satisfactory. They describe Mr Bruce as a “ thorough-going rcactiona ry.”

Mr Grayndler, in the interview, states: “There are only two political parties in Australia—Labour and the Opposition. I say Opposition because it changes its name almost every election, and generally pretends to change its principles, in its effort to snare Labour votes.”

The interview covers three columns, and though the newspaper states that it is a composite interview of four Labour members, Messrs Murnlen and Valentine were not consulted, and they informed Mr Grayndler, before its publication, that they dissociated themselves from it. The Mission is dissatisfied with Mr Grayndler’s attitude generally. It is understood there is no intention, there" fore, to disclose the individual reports until Mr Grayndler departs. Mr Grayndler has not made any effort to assist the Mission’s report. The meetings at ’Washington are intermittent, but the individual progress of the other members indicates that Australia will eventually receive a valuable majority report.