FEDERAL POLITICS
THE COMMUNIST MENACE
FINANCIAL POSITION DISCUSSED
(Australian Press Association.)
(Received this day at 9.25 a.ml CANBERRA, January 15
Proposals for dealing with Communism arc set out in a draft memorandum which the Attorn.y General has presented to Cubl.net as follows:—(1) Amendment Crim s ’Act to fae litate the collection of evidence against- olfenders and male. evasion of the law less easy ; (2) Placing of postal ban on Communist newspapers, and increasing the restrictions on the 'impolitic m of Communist literature ; (3) .Examination of the constitutional position tis it affects the deposition. The unexpected arrival at ('anin-rra of the Chairman of the Commonwealth Hank Hoard, Mr Gibson, ami the Governor oi the Hank, Mr Riddle, rose—’. <
in the hasty cancellation of the Cabinet meeting, and a conference of haihrs in the Government, .Messrs Lyons, Latham and Bruce.
They met Messrs Gibson and Riddle, and for some hours, traverstd the whole of the Commonwealth finances. It is understood that particular attention was paid to the financial situation in New South Wales.
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Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1932, Page 5
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171FEDERAL POLITICS Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1932, Page 5
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