CANBERRA AWAKES NATIONAL OUTLOOK

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 46, 17 May 1927, Page 13

CANBERRA AWAKES NATIONAL OUTLOOK

LABOUR IN AUSTRALIA FACTION strife tackled t From Our Own Correspondent .) SYDNEY, May 13. In many ways. Canberra has overshadowed everything else in the public eve this week. Melbourne, as the Fed- ‘ eral capital, was, after all, only a makeshift and not free from local State • prejudices. But Canberra is national in outlook. The most striking example of this j overshadowing is to be seen in the split in the Labour Party in New South Wales. After endless bickerings the matter ha& been submitted to federal Labour for settlement. A writer ■ in the “Evening News” says that whichever of the New South Wales Labour factions be declared “bogus” by the Federal Executive at Canberra. it need not despair. ‘‘Solidarity for ever” is to goven the settlement. •The double-gates will be open for a general stampede back to constitutionalism. with a side entrance for shy principals.” labour seeks federal SUPREMACY It amounts to this: Labour is con • centrating Federally and is not to be deflected by a State schism, representing, at most, choice between the future of the movement and the careers of Mr. Larg, Mr. Willis and their cronies. Labour, scheming to attain Federal power and the ascendency of Commonwealth industrial arbitration, realises fully tle interaction of State politics. Solidarity is the solution; and so, 1n the judgment of the Canberra conference, the victory will not be for a section, but for constitutionalism and concord. Only with Labour in power in the Federal arena can the industrial laws of the Commonwealth be co-ordinatc.d and administered by Federal instead of State authorities; in short, all that can be achieved by Labour in the State politics is nothing compared to what can be done federally. At present each State has its Labour laws and unwieldiness results. RED ROLL OF AIRMEN This city is staggered by the losses of airmen in the Australian air services, three of which happened in most dramatic manner in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of York. Many theories are put forward. The fact appears to be, however, that the crashes are caused by low-flying. That was the cause of the accident to the mail plane in Queensland which crashed from a height of a few hundred feet; t.nd both of the crashes which the Duke witnessed occurred when the planes were flying low. The Australian airman is a bold flyer and likes to get the most spectacular effects. Often one will sweep low over the suburbs to give his friends a thrill. There is danger in this to the people on ths ground as well as to those in the plane. It is almost certain that new orders will be issued, prohibiting planes from approaching within certa n distances of the earth except when landing or taking-off. SYDNEY’S QUIET TIME After the festive seasons of Easter, the races, and the Duke’s visit, Sydney is having a quiet spell, though the stream of overseas visitors continues at the same steady flow. But it is the country people who play the most important part in causing the city to be busy or dull. The rural residents of the State oiten rail at “the octopus,” meaning Sydney, which is growing so fast. Yet i. is they who cause it to grow, not »nly by the money they spend here, hut by the thousands they invest in city properties and suburban subdivisions. However, despite the quiet period which we are enjoying, business is still good, and the social whirl goes on as gaily as it always will while Sydney is Sydney. Not even the competition of Canberra can alter that. WTT r r,A WSON.