LABOUR POLICY.
WORKERS OF AUSTRALIA LAND MONOPOLY WILL BE REMOVED SYNDICALISM DENOUNCED.
By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright, (Receved April 23, 0.40 aun.) MELBOURNE, This Day. Eight Hours Day was celebrated" by, 'the- usual procession and sports. Ther& was fiiw weather. At the luncheon Senator Pearee, Federal Defence Minister, referring' to the Labour Party's policy, declared that the party had been against immigration when there was no land to offer tho novr- ' comers. Things were now different. He was not sure that the progressive land tax had done all it was thought it would do, but the Government was determined that land monopoly should be removed. Dealing with the question of arbitration, lie said the system had not yet liad a fair trial. Mr. Poarce uttered a word 1 of warning against a email section of trades unionsts striving after syndical* i&m, which was a foclish, hysterical idea, He appealed to tho workers not to lo| this small section attain influence.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 96, 23 April 1912, Page 7
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