TASMANIAN PLAINT

Northern Advocate, 29 May 1935, Page 7

TASMANIAN PLAINT

“KEPT ON THE DOLE” determined to secede. FEDERATION MAY COLLAPSE. lUnited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright .] (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, May 28. “The rejection of West Australia’s secession petition certainly will not terminate the smaller states’ tight,” said the Tasmanian Premier, Mr A. G. Ogilvie, K.C. Tasmania demands a revision of the provision on which they are kept on the dole. “I am optimistic, but in the event .of failure Tasmania is prepared to secede somehow or- other. Both the Federal parties have been too long swayed by the voting power of Melbourne and Sydney. “A continuance of the existing conditions will result in the collapse of the Federation.” WEST AUSTRALIAN THREATS THE COMMONWEALTH’S -LIMITS (Received 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 27. The “Daily Herald” (organ of the Labour Party) makes a sensational front page story of the statement by Mr. H. K. Watson, a member of the West Australian secession delegation. The story carried three-decker, fourcolumn headlines, one of -which says: “Laws likely to be defied.” The “Daily Herald” expands the story, re-quoting earlier proposed forms of direct action, including -refusal to pay moneys due to the Commonwealth, disregard of the authority of the Commonwealth officials, and refusal to pay any attention to the Commonwealth tariffs and landing goods, at Perth and Fremantle under the protection of some kind of volunteer force to prevent the levying of duty or official interference. The paper mentions that the Commonwealth is not authorised to sendt an armed force to the territory of any state without the state’s consent.