NEW SOUTH WALES LABOUR.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2670, 2 May 1925, Page 7

NEW SOUTH WALES LABOUR.

LANG OPENS CAMPAIGN

[By Electric Cable —Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z.■ -Cable ■ Association.] (Received Friday, 11.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 1.

The Labour Leader, air. Lang, opened his campaign at Auburn tonight, Vhere he delivered a policy speech, which was wirelessly broadcasted. He said ltfs party had no connection with the Communists, who were being definitely refused admission to the official Labour Party. He said Labour’s future policy would be one of spirited enterprise and initiative. He would not promise the millennium, but if Labour were given another term, it would be content to stand or fall on the accomplishment of its programme. The party would endeavour to increase the settlement of land anti would not hesitate to raise the necessary money for that purpose, even to the extent of settling twenty thousand new farmers and pastoralists.

The Nationalist Government’s policy of giving preference to immigrants in land settlement would be abolished. Labour stood for placing Australians on an equal footing with immigrants. Ho then outlined schemes for abolishing undue profits on primary produce and reducing taxation and concluded an unimpressive speech, which had little reference to a definite policy.