N.S.W. POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1931, Page 5

N.S.W. POLITICS

A REPORTED MOVE. TWO VIEWPOINTS. (Australian Press Association.) (Received this dav at 12.25. p.m.) SYDNEY, Alarc-li ]G. It is reported that the Opposition at Canberra are considering the moving of the adjournment of the House tomorrow, to discuss “secret cables” between Scullin, Fenton, and Lyons. Tlie contention is that they disclose that after Scullin declared against judicial appointments, his appeal to Cabinet to stand firm and await his return was disregarded. The business of country was taken out of the hands of responsible Ministers, and was controlled by n<n outside body.

Scull in comments that if tlm publication is in tended to discredit the Gov. emoient, it signally failed. The only one discredited is the man responsible for the publication. Anyone who treacherously disclosed confidential communications between Ministers is too contemptible for words. Meantime the “Telegraph” correspondent says Labour opinion at Canberra is that Sc-ullin may be persuaded to throw on anti-Labour elements, the task of governing the country. A prominent Scullin supporter, Curtin, declares Government is impotent owing to treachery on one side and absolute financial boycott on the other, bv the banks,

Mr Lyons contemplates a tour of Australia at Ivaster to deliver addresses dealing with the economic crisis and recent happenings in Parlament.

GET GUNS. SYDNEY. March 1(1. Donald Grant, a well known Domain orator, declared:—“lf you can get guns get hold of them. I do not say them, that would be sedition, but get hold of them.” One delegate was applauded for declaring that a involution would he a God send. The maintenance of a W bite Aus tralia was affirmed as a policy plank and the suggestion was made that a special police force should be i>d to counteract the All lor Australia league and the New States movement. A special committee was set up to devise means of combating these. It may report to the Attorney General, with a view to ascertaining if the Government possesses power to disband organisations working for the New States and the League.

AYE ST RALI AN SUGGESTION. FOR A REVOLUTION. SYDNEY. March 10. From Perth comes the story of a suggestion that five hundred picked returned soldiers should assemble near Canberra to take the city, turn out the Government and members of lhuliament and then establish Sir «lohn Monash as dictator. Thin was submitted to a meeting of West Australian flying men, who decided to urge a Conference of returned soldiers to consider how the existing conditions can be met. Another suggestion wap for a- khaki shirt movement and that wh<?n the Government was turned out the British Government he informed, that the country had been taken in the King’s name, asking that someone be sent to Australia to take charge. Sir John Monash is at present in India where he attended the opening of New Delhi.