ACTIVE IN AUSTRALIA

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 123, 20 November 1931, Page 9

ACTIVE IN AUSTRALIA

ORDEKS FEOM MOSCOW;

QUOTED AT CANBERRA

SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY

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graph—Copyright. (Received 20th November, noon.)] ' CANBERRA, This Day.

The Leader of the Opposition, Sir George Pearce, moved the adjournment of the Senate to discuss the activities of the Communist Party in Australia. He quoted from Communist newspapers and said that every section of the workers was being "white-anted" and there was a carefully-organised ' conspiracy to overthrow the existing state of society in the Commonwealth and to overthrow the Empire. Sir George saidthat the "Workers' Weekly" had published orders issued from. Moscow, as to what was to be done, in Australia, and it showed where these orders had been acted upon, especially in the recent shipping strike. ,- Senator Thomson: "Why not charg'tf these people with sedition?", ■ ■

Senator Barnes: . "They may b'» seditious, and, if so, they will be dealt with. We are prepared to taka every action necessary."-

Senator Bae said that he bad failed to hear any arguments showing why; Communisi should be summarily dealt with. ' . , Senator Payne:'."You- belong to tK* friends of the Soviet Union." '-' .'

Senator Eae: "Yes, and I intend t* remain i/~"

Senator M'Laehan - said . that thrf Government seemed <to' fail to recognise the rising tide ot rebellion in tha country. It could take action under the Crimes Act, ;