A.L.P. CONFERENCE.

Grey River Argus, 8 June 1922, Page 7

A.L.P. CONFERENCE.

McGIRR INDICTS CCLLZAG-USS. DIV 1STO?;S OVF. R 08.1 ECT iVi 1. SYDNEY, June 7. The L'l.our Conference is owliwl over a speech by .Mr M cl■ ;rr. in which lie acciDted his former MhiLtwial w'l leagues of opposing mot h wcor; I endowinent and favouring the g.izettnl of th' ■Hiasic wage; adding they throw out th” wishv-washv, weak-kneed, ha!f-Labour mob in power. The eonferenee ultimately decided t > sot a date apt rt 1o discuss tho uausui of Labour’s defeat. The Conference open d a lively debate upon the Labour thirty’s objectiv •. One section favours tho Socialistic <.'■> jeetive adopted by the Bi isbam' InterState Conference in O lober lust. A start was made by moving that th ■ first pl: nk of the plat form of this ob jeetive (socializat ion of [iroduct .on, d!stribution nrd exchange) be one of the first items on the agenda paper. Strong ob’cction was raised to this move on the part of tho extremists by their op poDents who favoured th.' retention of the obi objective, and argued that tho adoption ot ike Brisbane oiijective would s]»ell disaster to tin? Labour movement :1 the coining l edural elccI ions. Various amendments were moved bv the Modei-;ites, and the debate at times was so warm that it got beyond the control of the Chairman. The “Herald” states that a counter move has been started by the Trades H: 11, and should the conference throw overboard the Brisbane objective, it is probable that the industrial wing of th<' Labour party will be appealed to •o secede and throw its weight behind the newg political movement, which will be known : s tho organised workers g r o »I ,s -