AUSTRALIAN POLITICS

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15768, 8 December 1916, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS

OUTPUT OF MUNITIONS. SUPPRESSION OF THE I.W.W. (By Cable.—Preaa Association.—Copyright, (Received December 7th, 10.10 p.m.) MELBOURNE, December 7. Mr Hughes has announced that steps will bo taken to increase tho output of ammunition, rifles, and largo ordnance. Mr Hughes has also promised consideration to a request to P«ss regulations under the War Precautions Act to declare the' I.W.W. an illegal organisation. A RECORD SITTING. REFERENCES TO NEW ZEALAND. (Received December 7th, iu.lo p.m.) SYDNEY, December 7. The Assembly has established a roeord b.v sitting continuously since Monday, debating the Estimates. Jill- Jlolman, in justifying the expenditure of £GUOO upon representation in America, quoted Mr Noilsen s report, as showing that whereas New Zealand was nearer to America than Australia, freights wcro 25 per centlower than to New Zealand. fho New Zealand exports to America in tho last throo years had increased by 2.'H per cent, and reached £1,250,000, while Australia's exports to America had increased bv 500 per cent., and amounted to £9,000,000 In 1913 the balance of trade with America against New Zealand was .'54 per cent., and in 1916 18 per cent, against Australia? 59 and 4'pcr cent, respectively. THE "IDEALS" OF LABOUR. (Received December 7th, 10.10 p.n» , MELBOURNE, December 7. The Tjalwur Conference resolved t* protest against any proposal for ori Imperial Fefleration involving tho slightest surrender of Australia's selfgoverning powers in return for a voico in the Empire'., foreign policy, as '*> would ho disastrous to Australian ideals, and should not he entertained.