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FEDERAL POLITICS

POLICY OF DISARMAMENT. COMMONWEALTH DESIRES PEACE. (Australian Press Association.) CANBERRA, Feb. 23. Tim Prime Minister replying to. Mr Lang, gaid that Mr Bruce was in no wgy responsible fpr the Financial Agreement Enforcement Bill now before the Federal Parliament, The measure was a part of the election campaign, for which the Federal Government has- a definite mandate. Mr .Bruce was then in England. Air Lyons warned Mr Lang that he could not defeat the measure by any methods outlined in bis speech yesterday. Replying to a .question in the House of Representatives to-day Mr Latham, Attorney General, said the Commonwealth Government was being kept fully informed regarding the Sino-Japanese .conflict. Press reports were also substantially accurate. .. •. A The Commonwealth was anxious for peace, but it was not practicable for the Commonwealth to take any useful separate action apart from the League of Nations. Mr Latlianv explaining the Government’s policy on disarmament said: “Our delegation will urge the abolition of submarines, prohibition .of gas, chemical warfare, reduction in permissable size of ships of war, and conscription by agreement.

POLITICAL SHOWMANSHIP. - GRITICISSPOF PREMIER. SYDNEY, Feb. 24. The Premier came in for severe, criticism in the Legislative Assembly* to-day, Mr Stevens, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, in the absence of the Lender ( Mr Bavin, owing to illhealth, described the Premier’s speech yesterday (is more or less in the nater ure of political showmanship. . dsi Mr Stevens proceeded, that tli&H Premier’s only stock-in-hand "Tils theS widow, the orphan, nnd the worklessOL The fact remained that while the Government found little time to deal with the financial drift, vast unemployment, industrial turmoil, and poverty it was very much concerned about restoring : licenses to tin hare companies, which were likely to earn prodigious profits and which smelt to heaven of .political trickery and corruptions. The public was entitled to know why the Premier had suddenly taken intimate interest in this tin hares business. It was common knowledge that Judge Swindell, an American importation, had easy access to the Premier’s: department. A section of the press had alleged that twenty thousand hare (sic) capital in two tin hare companies had already been donated to the Labour Party’s funds.

That further favours were being bestowed as a result of the intervention of Judge Swindell who seemed to have remarkable influence upon the Premier. The whole thing reeked of suspicion. Why did not the Premier see fit to defend his honour and honour his Government, this Government which prated so much about the poor and needy. Air Stevens challenged the Premier to sue the newspapers w'hich were responsible for file charges of corruption.

FINANCE PROPOSALS OPPOSED CANBERRA, Feb. 24. Air Leader of the Opposition. intimated that Labour forces would oppose the Financial Agreement Enforcement Bill, largely on the ground that it contained dangerous principles affecting State rights.

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Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1932, Page 5

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470

FEDERAL POLITICS Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1932, Page 5

FEDERAL POLITICS Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1932, Page 5

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