AUSTRALIAN LABOR POLICY.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 23, 11 August 1911, Page 16

AUSTRALIAN LABOR POLICY.

Sir, —I cannot understand .your ac-, tions with regard to the policy of the Commonwealth Labor Government; yon never have a good word for that Government; on the contrary, you seem to be out to throw . stones at their policy. As a fighter in the A.W.TJ. for 20 years. I am at a loss to understand yonr Socialism/Hero is a list of some of the actions of that Government: (1) Repeal of tlup loan for defence, (2) graduated land tax on land for defence and'invalid pensions, (3) issue of eight millions of paper money, (4) tax of 10 per cent .on bank notes, (5) not less than 9s per day on Government 1 works, (6) pensions on a more liberal scale, including invalid pensions, Government small arms factory! established, (8) building warships in Government docks and com- ; pulsory training, (9) Government clothing" factory, (10) Australian naval fleet established,. ,(11.)... Commonwealth bank to be established "next session of Parliament. ChristchurchV ' -DARKNESS . "