FEDERAL WORKERS. CONFERENCE AT HOBART.
1 UNIFICATION OF THE STATES. CONSTITUTION TOO RESTRICTIVE. Bj Tetetr«i»h.-Pre»i A«ooiation.--Copyrtgn». HOBART, oth January. At the Federal Labour Conference here to-day a. motion for unification of the States composing the Commonwealth was brought forward for discussion. , The Federal Prime Minister (Mr. A. Fisher), though not favouring etraightout unification, declared that the Federal Government should have greater powers. He said that the present federation did not give satisfaction to the States, which complained that their functions had been usurped. The Constitution was altogether too restrictive, and prevented the representatives of tho people giving effect to tho people's will. He did not think the division of Australia into six States would, be of long continuance. Mr. Fisher inyitcd the representatives of Labour to face the^ .question boldly, and predicted that a piiily would arise which would demand a brand new Constitution. The motion Was still under discussion when the conference adjourned until tomorrow. f
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 8, 10 January 1912, Page 7
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