AUSTRALIAN POLITICS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume L, Issue 7958, 10 April 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS

>. —_—_ NEW LABOUR PARTY FORMED Hs Teleyrtph—Aß»oci«i„in—l,cDyrinni Austr»li»r *"d N.?>. Ktble Association Rcc April 8, 11.5 a.m, Sydney, April 8 The Governor will visit Mr Dooley in a private hospital today- It is understood that Mr Dooley’s resignation will be handed in and that Sir J. Fuller will probably be commissioned to form a Ministry. The executive of the Australian Labour Party expelled Mr Catts, by eighteen votes to thirteen after a stormy meeting. No official explanation is offered* but it is generally believed that the action was prompted by a candid article by Mr Catts in the Sun day newspaper, wherein, he endeavoured to fix the blame for the recent Labour defeat on the executive. Rec April 10, 10.10 a.m. Sydney, April to A-fter the expulsion of Mr Catts a meeting of members of the Labour Party, resenting the autocratic rule of the party executive, adopted a basis for the reorganisation of the party and formed a new organisation known as the Majority Labour Party, as the present party had been misrepresented by the minority section, which improperly obtained control of Macdonnell House headquarters, The Governor informally called on Mr Dooley at the hospital. No arrangements have been made Tor the resignation of the ment.Rec April 10, 10.40 a.m. Sydney, April 10 Mr Dooley has announced that he will resign on Wednesday. Rec. April 10, 10.40 a.m. Melbourne, April 10. Unless the. executive of the Labour Party takes counter action Mr Catts will sit in the House of Representatives as an Independent, thus strengthening the stability of the Government. Tire Federal Labour members are alarmed at the expulsion in view of the approaching Federal elections, realising that the policy of the wild men who dominate Labour from within must destroy the original basis of the party.