AUSTRALIAN NEWS
A BITTER DEBATE
(Australian Press Association).
CANBERRA, May 2
In the Senate a motion for the adjournment was moved by Senator Sir William Glasgow, who warned the Government that the returned soldiers
had a very powerful organisation, which would deal with it in the same way as they had dealt with the enemy if justice were not done to returned men m the matter of preference. Senator Daly, the Leader of the Government, declared that the Ministry had as much consideration for the returned soldiers as opposition. The debate, which was extremely bitter, like that in the House of Representatives, ended with tlu withdrawal of Mr W. Glasgow’s motion
N.S.W. POLITICS
SYDNEY, May 3
A joint meeting of the Nationalist and Country Parties accepted Cabinet’s proposal, cabled yesterday. These will be submitted to Parliament which reassembles on Tuesday, The levy on wages, and amended industrial law are designed to operate from Ist July.
N.S.W. COAL TROUBLE,
SYDNEY, May 2
The colliery proprietors are meeting on Tuesday; when decisive action will be taken to re-open the idle northern pits.
The Chairman of the Northern Colliery Owners’ Association stated : “We have lists of volunteers, all completely tabulated and graded, and we can start certain sections of the principal mines immediately.”
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