WILL BE WIPED OUT

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 16 October 1925, Page 5

WILL BE WIPED OUT

N.S.W. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE PREMIER’S THREAT. LABOUR BILLS BLOCKED. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received Oct. 16, 9.50 a.in. SYDNEY, Oct. 16. In tlie Assembly the Premier (Mr. Lang), replying to questions regarding the Legislative Council’s rejection or Bills, said that if the Council refused to sanction a • few more democratic measures the people would see that, if they wanted democracy, the Council would have, to be wiped out, and the sooner the better. No matter what majority Labour had in the Assembly, it 'would never be in control while the Council could reject its measures. While the House of the privileged representatives of the idle rich existed democracy would never be able to control its own destiny. Asked if he would submit the question of the abolition of the Council to a referendum, Mr. Lang said lie did not favour wasting time. He favoured the most practical course and hoped it would he followed. In a subsequent statement he declared that it was preposterous that sixty or seventy gentlemen sitting in the Council, representing'“themselves only, should be able to reduce popular Covernpient to a farce. The electors gave him full authority to go as far as time and opportunity would permit with Labour legislation, and he was determined “that neither the Tories in ;he Assembly nor the diehards in the Council shall defeat our purpose.”

BILLS MAY BE DROPPED. Received Oct. 16, 11.30 a.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 16. In the Assembly, speaking on the Amending Arbitration Bill, which provides for the abolition of loyal unions, Air Bavin said he would urge the loyal unionists whose unions have been omitted from the schedule to refuse to. join other unions. »•’ In view of the Legisai.tive’s Council’s action, the Government has now no alternative but to drop the Abolition of Caipta! Punishment Bill.