THE CATTS CHARGES
CATEGORICAL DENIALS.
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPIRIOHIk)
SYDNEY, 7th July. Mr. Bailey, member' of the Legislative Assembly and president of the Central Branch of the Australian Workers' Union, categorically denies the accusations made by Mr. Catts in the House of Representatives, alleging corruption and mismanagement in the New South Wales Labour Party. He adds that the books oi/ the union are audited annually by the, best auditors in Sydney, and that never a penny'of union or Labour Party funds has been spent except in accordance with the rules and c_#istitutions. Other Labour officials describe the attack as emanating from a "coward's castle," and say it would not be made outside Parliament. (Received July 8, 11 a.m.)
SYDNEY, This Day. Mr. Hay, of the Executive of the Australian Labour Party, has appointed a committee to prepare a reply to eaoh charge made by Mr. Catts. Several of the people named by Mr. Catts as his informants in connection with the charges emphatically deny the statements attributed to them.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 7, 8 July 1922, Page 7
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168THE CATTS CHARGES Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 7, 8 July 1922, Page 7
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