UNPOPULAR PROPOSALS

Evening Star, Issue 19409, 18 November 1926, Page 6

UNPOPULAR PROPOSALS

MR LANG'S INTENTIONS NEWSPAPER TAX DENOUNCED RUMORS OF PARTY TROUBLE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, November 18. (Received November 18, at 11.50 a.m.) The newspapers generally are taking time by the forelock and strongly denounce Mr Lang’s threatened tax on publications. It is described as medieval legislation, winch would press particularly heavily on the smaller country and suburban papers, and would sound the death-knell of a goodly number, and thereby add to tho unemployed roll. The country interests are also sore over Mr Lang’s proposals to increase railway freights and convert a portion of the main roads vote towards meeting other expenses. Rumors are rife about trouble among the members of the Ministry and in the ranks of the Labor Party over Mr Lang’s proposals and methods. It is persistently reported that Mr P. F. Loughlin (Secretary for Lands and Minister of Forests) intends to resign from the Ministry and challenge Mr Lang for the party leadership.. A stirring time is anticipated when tho House deals with tho vexed State Governor question and the Budget.