BLACK LABOUR

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 42, 18 August 1922, Page 7

BLACK LABOUR

SIR HENRY BARWELX'S ADVOCACY

PARLIAMENTARY CENSURE

(nib* out own coMsiroroiNT.)

SYDNEY, ,10tJi August. Arising out of his advocacy, while abroad of the introduction'of coloured laboui into Australia, Sir Henry Barn ell, Premier of South Australia, is noto iac ing a^etenmined no-confidence motion in the South Austiahan Assembly. The Leader of the Opposition (Mi Gunn) moved that the Premioi (Sii Henry Barvrell) " had lost the confidence of the people bf the State by reason of his action in advocating m Australia And abroad the development of the northerit paits of Australia by coldured Jabour, such action being a violation of the White Australia policy " Mr Gunn said that the people of Austiaha, were determined to maintain the> White Austiaha policy, and were convinced of its wisdom The Premier had begun the agitation against it, and had earned the'agitation on in .Australia, England, and America Mr Hughes and Sn Joseph Cook, at the Versailles Conference, met with great difficulties before they convinced the world that the White Australia policy should be accepted and maintained It has been left to South Australia to serid a man to England to undermine the good work of Australia's two representatives at the Versailles Conference The idea was to get the natives into Australia to exploit them, as they had been exploited in Fiji and South Afiica. Referring to the Premier's knighthood, Mr. Gu^n said that the fact that it came as a aur prise to them1 all was evidence that it was unwarranted It was a matter Of ridicule. No honour given to aa Australian had been received so coldly as the one given to the Premier. It'was a scandal. ' ' As the Country Party has indicated that, although it disapproves of the Premier's policy,, it will not vote against him, there is little "likelihood of the Government being defeated.