APPEAL TO AUSTRALIA

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 75, 30 March 1931, Page 9

APPEAL TO AUSTRALIA

LYONS TO THE YOKE

COMMONWEALTH POLICY

United rrcss Association—By Electric Tologcaph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, 291h Match. Mr. j. A. Lyons, who was a member of Mr. ScuUin's Cabinet, invites leaders of all political parties and ordinary citizens to sink their differences and unite to f.orm a true Commonwealth Party to carry out the following policy:— Restoration of external and internal credit by re-establishing integrity of government A finance policy that includes no indirect repudiation of national obligations by debasing the currency and the preservation of the currency from political control. The restoration of a balanced Budget on the basis bf equality of sacrifice, to be vigorously effected as the financial capacity of the community permits; The reduction of Government expenditure to a reasonable correspondence with the fall in the national income; Tariff preference to Britain and inter-Dominion reciprocity Encouragement of productive enterprise, securing the re-employment of the people; Immediate assistance to the man on the land with real money. Mr. Lyons said: "My mates and I have been always Labour men. We have no party to-day. Conscience has impelled us to transfer our allegiance from the party wo long sorved to- the people of Australia, because so many of thorn are in dire and dreadful need." Bankors and others approve of the policy. Mr. S. M. Bruce welcomes the proposals, and promises assistance. He adds that the people must concentrate on returning men of character to Parliament to give effect to such a policy.