THE I.W.W. MENACE.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13937, 21 July 1917, Page 2

THE I.W.W. MENACE.

SUPPRESSIVE MEASURES IN AUSTRALIA. DRASTIC PROPOSALS, ' (Per Cable—Press Association—Copyright,) MELBOURNE, July II), In moving the second rending of the Unlawful Association Act Amending Bill, which aims at the 1.W.W,, ifv llughes said the previous Act had been found insufficient, to cope, with this, great menace, The larger portion of its members were the scourings of society, and did not voice the aspirations of organised labour, The organisation came into being to defeat organised lqbonr. It had declared war against society, and,the Government' was accepting the challenge. The body was flourishing, funds coming in freely, and it threatened to destroy the industry of the country. It stood in the way of the country doing its best economically to assist in the war, and therefore it could not be allowed lo exist; The Bill provides for the prevention of the circulation of literature, Membership of the association renders one liable to six mouths' imprisonment. The Bill provides for the dismissal of any public servant who is a member, and'thc deportation of other than Australianborn subjects,