LABOUR RADIO STATION

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 December 1938, Page 8

LABOUR RADIO STATION

CLOSED DOWN BY ORDER OF MINISTER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.. SYDNEY, December 21. ' Labour’s broadcasting station, 2KY, was suddenly put off the air this afternoon by order of the Postmaster-Gen-eral, Mr Cameron. It is understood that this arises out of the dispute between the Minister of Defence, Mr Thorby, and the Opposition Leader, Mr Curtin. ONE MINUTE’S NOTICE. PROTEST BY LABOUR BODIES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) (Received This Day, 11.55 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. One minute’s notice was given to the Labour radio station that it was to be cut off the air, and 2KY had no opportunity to inform listeners. Mr R. King, M.L.C., secretary of the 2KY committee, said Mr Cameron had complained that 2KY news commentator, Mr J. Morley, had attacked individuals. Mr King added that Mr Cameron was trying to stifle free speech over the air. About twenty minutes after the station was cut out, the Chief Radio Inspector, Mr W. T. Crawford, arrived at the transmitting station at French’s Forest, on the northern side of the harbour, accompanied by a policeman armed with a warrant to enter the station. The Australian Labour Party decided last night to call upon all branches and upon workers generally to carry motions of protest. The Federal Prime Minister (Mr J. A. Lyons), who is in Devonport, last night made telephone contact with Mr Cameron at Ararat and arranged for Mr Cameron to get in touch with the controllers of the station today.