THE TALK OF VIOLENCE.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 February 1931, Page 5

THE TALK OF VIOLENCE.

HERALD QUALIFIES THE DANGER (Received This Day, 11.1 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day, The Sydney Morning Herald, replying to Mr Lang editorially, says, “ There is nothing in the article complained of which could be interpreted as inciting to civil war, but it is true that civil war as a possibility arising out of Mr Lang’s policy of repudiation and implied secession is in the minds of many thoughtful people, who fear that there will be a serious risk thereof if the present Labour Government drives the majority of .the population of New South Wales to desperation; but if violence comes, it will not be due to the majority of honest citizens who oppose Mr Lang, but through the exacerbated fury of his own followers who find -themselves duped by his promises and foiled in their senseless, selfish, shortsighted purposes. Just as a collision may be inevitable on the railway through disregarding the signals, so the trend of Mr Lang’s policy is moving people to an expression of alarm and definite discussions arising out of anxiety. This is a fact, and wo do mot need to include in our comment the extremists in rival camps who would welcome trouble for the opportunities or personal aggrandisement and the making of political capital. “At the moment it is enough to say that the fear of grave trouble is in men’s minds, because secessions in history have been a fruitful cause of domestic conflict. W r o refuse to believe that the worst will happen if the best 'elements get together and work harmoniously for the State. Brazen promises unfulfilled, and never intended to be fuufilled, have led us into the slough of despond in which' we are struggling. The reaction thereto promises safety, not in civil war, but in whole-hearted co-operation to make Mr Lang’s continued tenure of office impossible.” SENSATIONALISM AT THE COMMUNIST END. * (Received This Day, 11.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Mr Jock Garden, the well-known Communist, addressing the Australian Council of Trade Unions Congress, declared that neither he nor Mr Lang had any faith in Mr Scullin, Mr Theodore, or their supporters, who were neither bold nor courageous. The time had come for all workers to rally to the banner, which must inevitably strike at the heart of the existing financial machine. He felt sure that the present situation was only a lull before the storm, which would be of such a nature as to surprise the world. A delegate from Melbourne exclaimed that the proclamation of a state •of national emergency would cause the nprising of the Nationalists, who were ready with arms and ammunition to • defend the capitalist class. IN NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES. ACTION TO BE ON CONSTITUTIONAL LINES. KINDLED SENTIMENTS IN RIVERINA. (Received This Day, 10,.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The New State movement in northern New South Wales is spreading rapidly in the districts affected. Its advocates stress the fact that no unconstitutional action is contemplated. Public feeling will be thoroughly tested by a referendum or a petition to the Federal Par- , liament. If the latter does not act, an appeal will be made to the British Government on the grounds of the misgovernment of Now South Wales, Riverina is also in a ferment, and indignation is expressed at Mr Lang’s repudiation suggestions. The district is likely to co-operate in the northern New State agitation.