AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.
LABOUR LEADER'S SPEECH. A. and N.Z. SYDNEY. May 2. The Leader of (he New South Wales Labour Party, Mr. J. T. Lang, opened his election campaign at Auburn, where he delivered a. policy speech which was broadcasted. He said his party had 'no connection with (lie Communists, who were being definitely refused admission to the official Labour Party. Mr. Lang said that 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 woe.ld he content to stand or fall by the accomplishment, of its programme. The party wotdd endeavour to increase settlement on the land, and would not hesitate to raise the necessary money for that puipose, even t.o the extent of settling 20,000 new farmers and pastoralists. ]f Labour came into power the Nationalist Government's policy of giving preference to immigrants in - land settlement would be abolished, said Mr. Lang. Labour stood for the placing of Australians on an equal footing with immigrants. 'the speaker outlined schemes for abolishing undue profits on primary products and reducing taxation. His speech was not impressive, and contained little reference to any definite policy.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19008, 4 May 1925, Page 9
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