“Rebel State”

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6840, 22 April 1932, Page 7

“Rebel State”

N.S.W. Country Party’s Threat WILL CREATE NEW GOVERNMENT j Cnitcd Pros 3 Association.— By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. _ SYDNEY, April 21. In a broadcast speech, the leader of the Federal Country Party, I)r. Earle Pago said it was the first duty of the Commonwealth Government to bring to am end the dishonest and rebel govern' ment in New South Wales. The Federal Enforcement Act did not make the State honest. It simply collected a. fine from a convicted criminal. Unless the Commonwealth gave a lead the countrymen in Nenv South Wales would be forced to create Governments which would obey the Federal law.

No Child Endowment STATE GOVERNMENT CANNOT PAY. SYDNEY, April 21. The fortnightly child endowment payments are duo in New South Wales to-morrow, but it is learned that no payments will be made in consequence of 'the Government having no banking facilities for the issue of cheques. There are about sixty thousand persons throughout the State entitled to the endowment, which amounts to about £70,000 a fortnight.

Provisions Against Winter THREE MILLION LOAN. MELBOURNE, April 21. Mr Lyons has announced that definite plans ha-ve been, made for raising three million pounds to alleviate unemployment during the winter. Authority has been given by the Loan Council for each State, on its own responsibility, to raise money. The exception is New South Wales, but if this State is prepared to give an assurance that it also will honour the Premiers’ plan, similar authority will be given.

New Guard’s Petition WILL SOON BE IN KING’S HANDS LONDON, April 20. The New Guard’s petition, praying His Majesty through the Governor-Gen-eral. to dissolve the New South Wales Parliament, has reached the Dominions Office. It is impossible to say at present what further action will be taken, but it is expected it. will reach the King in due course.

Mr. Lang’s Defence “BRAZEN ATTEMPT TO DESTROY STATES” Received Thursday, Midnight. SYDNEY, April 21. Several thousands of supporters from the industrial suburbs formed a procession and gathered inside and outside the Sydney Town Hall to-night to hear Mr. Lang’s speech in vindication of his attitude at thß recent Melbourne Conference. He claimed that the conference plan amounted to a brazen attempt to destroy the States by reducing wages and to enable the Commonwealth, which had control of the credit system, to jockey New South Wales out of its share of the moneys made available by the banks to the various Governments. The whole aim was to reduce wages 40 per cent, take the workers’ shillings for payment of overseas interest, and turn back the clock to the period when it was laid down that the minimum wage should be sufficient to provide the worker with the bare necessities of life. Mr. Lang, amid great cheers, declared: “I say now there is no necessity, and never will be, to enslave the people of Australia in the way provided for at the recent Melbourne Conference.” The meeting passed a resolution pledging itself to stand solidly behind Mr. Lang and the New South Wales Government in the light to prevent the degradation of the standard of living in Australia, and against the attacks of the financial interests, and declaring that in his determination to place men before money Mr. Lang was right.