THE"FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

Grey River Argus, 12 March 1904, Page 3

THE"FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

(per press association.) [by electkic telegbaph — oopybight] (Received 10 57 p.m:, MELBOURNE, March 11. Mr Kingston, in the debate on the Addiess-in-Reply warned the Government that there were already symptoms of a fall from the democratic legislation.. They wore unwarily approaching pitfalls. The success of the Arbitration Act depended on compliance with its awards by both sides. Stern justice should be meted out to those who set it at defiance. Ho would sMongjijir. opposo excluding any portion of the shipping trade by the operations of the Act. Nor should the civil servants be excluded. He favoured preferential trade, but would like to see our duties kept as they arc against Britain and raised against the foreigner. He did not think it would come for some time. When it did he hoped that there would be no haggling over details. He did not like the ideaof inviting any Imperial statesman here to advocate the caxise. Australian interests should only be dealt by an Australian Government, which 1 should make up its mind on the policy put by it before the. people. He was inclined to resent the invitation to Chamberlain. What would bo said if the Australians sent to England to advocate their side of the Imperial issue. The debate was adjourned till Tuesday.