LABOUR CONGRESS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10158, 7 February 1911, Page 5

LABOUR CONGRESS

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MR OMAN'S SCHEME CRITICISED

(Received Last Night, 11.30 o'clock.)

MELBOURNE, February 6. Ministers do not approve of Mr Holman's proposal to alter the composition of the future inter State Labour Conference. The Hon. A. Fisher considers Mr Holman's scheme only a recommendation to the forthcoming conference at Hobarfc, However, any change cannot affect the present Parliament reregarding its constitution. Mr Fisher takes the view that it can be amended hi time, according to the intelligence of the .people.

A MOTION RESCINDED

Received This Morning, 12.50 o'clock

SYDNEY, February 6. The Labour Congress is having a late sitting, and excitement is running high. After a warm ..debate, Mr Holman's motion, carried on Saturday, in favour of an inter-State Conference, to draw up the Federal Labour Platform, on a population basis, was rescinded, and Mr Holman's further motion,'-'that the Labour movement opposes any further extension of power to the Federal Parliament until the constitution was reorganised on lines which will secure Parliamentary supremacy, was ruled out of order. The Australian Workers' Conference adopted a motion asking Mr Holman to withdraw. The Labour Government forwarded it to the Congress", which, however, did not deal with this motion.