AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 255, 7 April 1915, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

TIIE NORTON GRIFFITHS SCHEME,

By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, April ii. Mr. Holman, at the Labor Confcrcms, distributed a minute of his dealing with the Norton (irilliths & Co. scheme, 'pointing out that, owing to stringency of financial matters, it was utterly impossible to float loans in London in order to carry on public works after November. This would mean the immediate discharge of 20,00(1 111011. By the adoption of the Norton (JrilTitlis proposals the Ooveramont was enabled to continue the work until May, 1010, when local loans and other auxiliary financing would enable them to carry out the whole public works that year. LABOR'S HIGH HAND. Melbourne. April (i. At the Political Labor Council Confer, once, the recommendation of the executive that no one be admitted to membership of the Labor Party who at the same time i- a member of anv other organisation which selects or lends support to candidates for public, positions, was adopted by OS to <l.l. Some opponents claimed that it would debar members of the Catholic I'Vderation from membership of the Labor Party. Others pointed out that prohibition embraced all bodies | lending support to political candidales including the Australian Natives' Association and the Kee'iabites. Sev-ral ! delegates stated that thev regarded it as a direct mandate to put the welfare of the Labor Party before that of any religious organisation. The motion In recommit for further discussion wr.s negatived.