"FAILED DISMALLY."

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 5, 6 January 1920, Page 5

"FAILED DISMALLY."

LABOUR AT ELECTIONS. OUTSIDE DICTATORSHIP. BRISBANE, January 5. Mr. W. G. Higgs (Deputy-Labour Leader in the Federal Parliament), in returning thanks for his election, said the Labour party had failed dismally in the attempt to win a majority of seats. The failure was largely owing to the outside executive controlling the Parliamentary- party and dictating its policy. Some of these men, who pretended,to be revolutionists, were most impracticable and impossible. Yet they considered themselves entitled to interpret the Labour platform and dictate its policy. He strongly condemned Labour's attitude against the referendum proposals, and suggested seeking a coalition with tht Farmers' party in order to meet the new . political situation. The president of the Australian Laboui ! party declared that Mr. Higgs' sugges . tion of a coalition with the Farmers - party was impossible. It meant compro s mise, and it. was essential that th< 5 Labour party should remain free an< ' untrammelled. Mr. J. J. Duncan won the second Nev t South Wales Senate seat. It appears tc i be certain that the third seat will go t< 5 Mr. Gardiner, of the Labour party, upset i ting the earlier calculations that th i Nationalists would win all the scats.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)

LABOUR IN THE SENATE.

I a E (Received 10.55 a.m.) ' SYDNEY, this day. 0 Mr. Gardiner has been elected to th ? Senate. Labour has now also hopes c winning a seat each in "Victoria, Queem f land, and Wcstralia. —(A. and N.Z.)

I REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS.

(Receiyed 11.45 a.m.) i SYDNEY, this day. The Government statistician estimates thi population of the State at 1,984,35E at the end of September, and as at the average Tate of increase the second million mark has now been passed it means there will be a redistribution of seats in the House of Representatives provided by the constitution, by which New Soutl Wales will gain one seat at the expense of Victoria.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)

HEROES OF THE NAVY.

APPEAL FOR EMPLOYMENT. -_I . • LONDON, January 5. Admiral Lord Beatty, in an interview, said that owing to the reduction in the naval personnel 20,000 long-service naval men; who had fought gallantly in the, war were now unemployed and sufferingdistress, despite their pensions. Lord Beattv gives details of the brave deeds of several men whose families are practically starving. He points out that skilled mechanics, electricians, and engineers are handicapped in seeking employment by the trades union bar regarding apprenticeship. He suggests that the bar should not be applied to them and appeals to employers to give discharged naval men an opportunity of earning a living.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)

DEMAND FOR WAR CRIMINALS;

LIST SENT TO GERMANY. BERLIN, January 5. The "Deutsche Zeitung" states that the Government has received a semiofficial notification of those whom the Allies require for trial for war-crimes The Government has already summoned several of these to Berlin immediately.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)

FOOD FOR STARVING EUROF

WASHINGTON, January 5. Tt is announced that the American Bed Cross will spend f|,000,000 on European relief in 1920 r -(A.. and N.Z.)