GENERAL BOOTH'S SCHEME

Grey River Argus, 6 October 1905, Page 3

GENERAL BOOTH'S SCHEME

*» DISCUSSED IN THE FEDERALHOUSE. "A POLITICAL DINGO." CPSB PBESS A6SOCU.TIOX*. {by electric telegraph— cop\ right] (Received Oct sth 0 7 am. MELBOURNE, Oct 4 Mr Reid moved that adjournment e f thr> House in order to discuss Sir Wm. Lyne's hostility to lh c Government pro posa!!s to promote the immigration policy which was thi_; corner stone of the Governments existence. Mr Deakin speaking for the whole Government, including Sir Wm Lj'iie, said he had cabled General Booth ihat Ills offer had been warmly welcomed. Sir Wm. Lyne had acted iTeacherouely if 1-e had objected to a vital part of the Go* vernm?n'.;'s policy and- shouMA T'esign. The Government was not strong enough to .get rid of Sir Wm Lyni;- who was such a political digno that 'he' had to be given office to sar<* trouble. Sir Wm. Lyne characterised this as a personal attack and several warm passages followed. Sir Wm. Lyne said that he objected to %y submerged tenth being brought to Arstraiiia arid given land whereto their own farmers sons had first claim. Mr Deakin sta fed that he had been aseuTred that the majority of those that General Booth propol_i_'d *!o send had agricultural expet-ienc. Thj? motion was negatived. LONDON. Oct 5. Tlie Lord Mayor of London declin?d 'o convene' a meeting to discuss' the Social Pt-mocratlc Federation's objections to General Booth's and M r Carlisle's emigration schemes.