FOR AUSTRALIAN EMERGENCY

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 52, 29 August 1925, Page 7

FOR AUSTRALIAN EMERGENCY

THE COMMONWEALTH'S MOVE

SENSATIONAL PROCEEDINGS,

(UNIIBD PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) ' MELBOURNE, 28th August. A sensation was caused in the House of Representatives when Mr. Watt announced that, as the result of the refusal of the New South Wales Government to allow its Police Force to take part in any deportation action, the Government proposed to bring in a Bill immediately to constitute a body of officers in the nature of a Federal Police Force. The Federal Police Bill aims at giving the Federal Government power to carry out the deportation provisions of the Immigration Act, without calling upon the States to take any executive action. The announcement was greeted with uproar, Labour members angrily shouting at Mr. Bruce as he was speaking. Labour forced a division on the motion for leave to bring in such a Bill, but the motion was agreed to. UPROAR IN THE HOUSE Mr. Gharlton, speaking emotionally, charged the Governme»t with leaving the House completely in the dark as to the reasons behind the resolution. Mr. Bruce, in reply,' said the reasons would be explained during the second reading debate on the Bill. This provoked further dissension, and for ten minutes there was an astonishing uproar. Mr. Bruce then moved the closure. Further din followed, and the closure, was carried. Later, the original resolution, for leave to bring in the Bill, was agreed to by 35 votes to 22. A motion that the Standing Orders be suspended to enable the Bill to pass all stages was also carried, amid further disorder. READY TO GO TO THE PEOPLE The House of Representatives then read the Bill the second time. Mr. Bruce said the Government wns prepared to appeal to the people for tho justification of the Bill. He emphasised that the Government would not tolerate insidious, foreign propaganda, which had disturbed Australia and temporarily paralysed its trade. He also read Mr. Lang's statement. He said he had telegraphed to Mr. Lang asking" him if he would, support (he Commonwealth in its action to preserve industrial peace, but had received no reply. He had then telegraphed to the Premier's office, asking a similar question. The Premier's office replied that Mr. Lang's statement could be taken as a reply to the telegram. SENATE READY FOR ACTION When the Senate met, Senator Pearce moved that at its rising the Senate should adjourn until next day. He explained that the motion 'was due to the New South Wales Government's extraordinary attitude in refusing to allow its police to carry out the Federal laws. The Government therefore fonnd it necessary to introduce legislation to . create special officers. The proposal to meet again next day was made to enable the Bill to be passed by both Houses this week.