LABOUR’S INVITATION

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 200, 21 May 1931, Page 9

LABOUR’S INVITATION

Australian Conference

PARTIES CONSIDERING

Finality Not Yet Reached

CAUTIOUS ACTION TAKEN

By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright

(Rec. May 20, 9 p.m.)

Canberra, May 20.

The Prime Minister's proposal for an informal conference of all parties to consider Australia’s immediate problems came before a joint meeting of the United Australia and Country parties to-day, but finality was not reached.

Messrs. J. A. Lang, J. G. Latham and Dr. Earle Page were deputed to examine all the proposals for and against, and report to a later meeting of the combined parties.

Tlie Prime Minister, Mr. J. H. Scullin, in tile House of Representatives on Friday, earnestly invited the Opposition to join the Government in a frank discussion on economic and financial problems, not as members of this or that party, but as responsible representatives oi t lie people, anxious to find a solution of the grave unemployment and human distress, as well ns helping the man on the land. He was prepared in- said, to devote the whole of the following week, and would suspend the Standing Orders of larliament for such a conference.. On Monday it was stated, however that the suggestion was unlikely to be adopted as it was probable that members would insist, as a condition, on the resignation of the Federal Treasurer, Mr. E. G. Theodore.

LYONS AS LEADER

Party Delegates’ Approval POLICY OF NEW LEAGUE Melbourne, May 20. A convention attended by 250 delegates, who had belonged to different political parties, was held, when the leadership of Mr. J. A. Lyons was approved and reference made to the disaster that had befallen New South Wales by reason of Mr. Lang's dictatorMr A. Heath, an original exccutne member of the All-for-Australia League in New South Wales, has resigned Ins position because he thinks the league is developing into a machine of politics. He also objects to the league’s refusing to give the same measure of co-opera-tiou to the New South Wales National Party as it has given in the Federal political sphere. Mr. Gibson, president of the league in New South Wales, says that theie are important questions on which the league does not agree with the New South Wales National Party, and that co-operation is not possible.