LABOUR’S HONOUR

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1930, Page 7

LABOUR’S HONOUR

,/ ULTIMATUM to THEODORE. v '. SYDNEY, July 13. V The ..executive, of the Australian jiiarty, a t a meeting on .Friday night, "made an important decision regarding,; Mr Theodore. The meeting adopted; a minute by rtho president, giving Mr Theodore two months in which to' appear before a judge and jury to'clear his name of the charges made against him by the Royal Commission on Mungana. Meanwhile A. L.P, rbranches and sill affiliated unions Jjwill be asked to suspend judgement upon Mri Theodore. ! “As‘the custodians of the honour of the,; great Labour movement,” the minute, read, “it is our duty at all times to . see that the conduct of our publio Labour men is not only free from the tarnish of corruption, but, If possible, free from suspicion of it. Should we find among our trusted leaders one who falls short of this standard, then a false sense of personal sympathy or political expediency must not deflect us from our duty. l Guided,, by the requirements of the movement, we must shoulder our responsiblities in this matter. We are called tipon to do our duty, to do less would not satisfy the movement. In his speech in Parliament, and in a jT'\ long ' interview with me, Mr Theodore has denied the accusations made against him, and expressed his deterttination to demand of the Queens*

land Government that he he placed on trial before the recognised tribunals of the State, no that he may have the opportunity to prove his complete innocence. Nothing less than a full and open inquiry will satisfy the Labour movement,”