Sialism in Australia.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1063, 10 August 1904, Page 3

Sialism in Australia.

by Federal Premier riMi .luioikUon.—CopTrigiii. Sidney, this day. Mr, Watson, in ft speech at Wagga, said that wlmt thoy had propaaod hb a parly was that Australia, which had adopted Socialistic experimontsforyoars past, should continno in tho satno honlthy direction, When it appeared obvious that enterprise could bo carriod out to bottor advantage by iho community iisolf than by a favour, ed syndicate, thero was tho right, whatever ono called it -socialistic or not—that tho entorpriso should bo controlled or run bv or on behalf of tho peoplo as a wholo What tho Labour Party in tho Federal Parliament did put forward wiis this: Thoy boliovod in the nationalisation of monopolies or if anything which in ils nature was likely to beconio a monopoly. He could not conceive that Hie peoplo of Australia should be so blind to their own interests as to permit grinding monopolies to he brought into existence, unless done unknowingly. He defended the labour methods. Every part ty (lint went into Parliament kd to be prepared to make sacrifices on minor questions if tliey were to remain a party and inlluenco matters. Mr, Dealtin had donouncfld tin methods of tho labour party while ho practised in bis own party the self samo methods at evory party caucus. Labour used them more, becauso it to anxious to put into practice its princ pics. If Labourists were not prepared to vole togother on questions affecting their own platform there was no excuse for their being in Parliament at all. When he spoke o! compulsory arbitration the term was held to mean the only kind of arbitration which had been successful—that was on tho linns laid down by Mr. Reeves in Now Zealand. He succeeded where others fa'led, because he had based his Hill on organisations, unions, and responsible bodies, lo whom the Court could look for the carrying out of its awards. Lie bad always believed in an attempt being made, as far ns practicable, lo encourage trade among our own peoplo in preferenco to trading with other races, 110 was still of opinion that the first move must come from tho Mother Country, becauso she ha 1 latger interests at stake.' If tho Mother Country camo to a decision that preference wa? desirable, then it would bo tho proper thing to call & conference to consider the direction it might take. Tliut ho heid to 1)0 the proper course, Mhlhourne, this diy. In tho nouso ycslorday, Mr Deakin questioned the Premier as to whether ho had based his remarks on preferential trade on press cables or other iniouna'inii. Mr Wfttson: Press rdi'.es, 110 added that Australia hail already spoken on the question. Mr, Deakin: In what way Mr. Watson: As in other mailers, by allowing the question to go by default,