LABOUR POLITICS

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 179, 23 April 1924, Page 7

LABOUR POLITICS

PROPOSALS OF VICTORIAN BRANCH CHILDHOOD ENDOWMENT LEVY ON WEALTH The Victorian branch of the Australian Labour Party has endorsed the principle of universal motherhood and childhood endowment, and suggests the imposition of a levy on wealth as a means of raising the money required. Bt Telegraph—Press Association. —COPYRIGHT. Melbourne, April 22. The Victorian branch of the Australian Labour Party has adopted the following proposals: 1. Endorsement of the principle of universal motherhood and childhood endowment. 2. As a preliminary to the full maintenance of children by the State, a Labour Government, on attaining office, shall pay from the consolidated revenue five shillings a week for each child from birth to the school-leaving age, and shall pay for the full maintenance of exnuptial children and of chidren of widows and deserted wives. 3. That President Duffy’s scheme for the imposition of a levy on wealth be put forward. as a suggested means of raising the money required, which Mr. Duffy estimated at £15,000,000. —Press Assn. THE BALLOT-BOX SCANDAL EXPULSIONS ENDORSED Sydney, April 22. After a protracted discussion on the appeal of the expelled members of the Australian Labour Party, on the Bal-lot-box Committee’s report, the Labour Conference, by a large majority, endorsed the expulsion of Messrs- Bramston, Buckley, Sutherland and Bailey. The voting was carried out amid scenes of uproar and confusion. —Press Assn. LABOUR MAJORITY IN WEST AUSTRALIA Perth, April 22. In the West Australian Legislative Assembly, Labour now has twentyseven votes in the House of fifty votes. Its majority was increased as the result of winning the Kimberley electorate. —Press Assn. BRITISH LABOUR CONFERENCE DISARMAMENT POLICY FAVOURED (Bee. April 23, 0.10 a.m.) London, April 22.

The Independent Labour Party conference adopted a watered-down resolution in favour of a disarmament policy, after Mr. F. W. Jowett (First Commissioner of Works) had pointed out that the Labour Government would go out of office if Britain alone declared in favour of disarmament.— Reuter.