FEDERAL POWERS.
REFERENDA PROPOSALS. "NOT TO SHACKLE LABOUR."
SYDNEY, August 20. The Prime Minister, Mr. S. M. Bruce, to-day addressed the Chamber of Commerce and a big meetinc :n the Towr. Hall in support of the referenda proposals, claiming that the last Federal elections gave the Government an overwhelming edict .to bring them into operation. Mr. Bruce denied that the aim was to smash trade unionism and shackle the Labour movement, or, on the other hand, to open the door to Socialism. Under the restricted conditions of today, he said, the Commonwealth could make no use of ■ wages boards, roundtable conferences or industrial commissions to ensure the peaceful progress of industry or to eliminate the cause of disputes. The position would be entirely changed under the new powers.— (A. and N.Z.)
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Auckland Star, Volume 198, Issue LVII, 21 August 1926, Page 9
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