LABOUR DISSENSIONS

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 February 1930, Page 7

LABOUR DISSENSIONS

ATTACK ON MINISTERS “EXTREME BITTERNESS" (By Gable—Press Assn.—Copyright..) (Received February 15, 12.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, February 15. The New South Wales Federal ’ Labour members of Parliament sat late in secret conclave with the Aus- ’ tralian Labour Party Executive The ' proceedings, it is understood, were • marked with extreme bitterness. The . Ministers insisted that the meeting be removed from the Trades Hall to the . Commonwealth offices, and even the Labour Daily representative be excluded. Each member of the Federal Partyreceived a typed copy of the Labour Conference resolutions, requiring the Government to commandeer certain mines, disband and disarm the coalfields police, prosecute the coal owners and New South Wales members of the Cabinet, and give basic wage relief to all miners affected by the stoppage. The members were also informed of Another resolution requiring the Executive to compel them to carry out “the spirit and letter of the resolutions.” War was declared when Federal members asked the Executive to outline how the demands were to be given effect. Mr James, member for the Hunter coalfields electorate, repeated the attack he made on Mr Scullin and Mr Theodore in the House, and challenged his colleagues to move in caucus for his expulsion. He declared that the Prime Minister and Treasurer discouraged the miners from creating an Inter-State strike, and let them down by appointing Mr Hibble instead of Mr Willis to sit on the tribunal. He (added: “Mr Willis would have had his responsibilities to the movement. Hibble had none.” ; Here, Mr Curtain, secretary of the conference, blots out the discussion. COLLIERY SUBSIDY. SYDNEY, February 15. Rumours are current in Newcastle that if he reopens the Richmond main colliery, John Brown will ask for a subsidy of two shillings a ton.