THE COMMONWEALTH.

Otago Witness, Issue 2921, 9 March 1910, Page 25

THE COMMONWEALTH.

MELBOURNE, MaTch 1. \" In the course of an address at Bendigo, Mr Deakin attacked the Labour party. The party, he said, had got its orders, and it had to step in and march and vote, it had no choice. It was definitely committed by . its >'. leaders to antagonism against wages boards, which meant the tearing down of the industrial system in each State. The Labour members stood between the working classes and justice. They were powerless to do anything themselves, and wished to prevent someone coming in and doing the work they" won't and can't do,

The writs lor tfee Federal elections have been issued.

SYDNEY, March 5.

The" Federal Labour party has issued an election manifesto. After a condemnation of the Fusion party and a review of the Labour legislation record, it announces that the following 10 planks will form the fighting platform of the party: The maintenance" of a. White Australia, the new Protection, nationalisation of monopolies, a graduated tax on unimproved land values, a citizens' defence force, a Commonwealth bank, restriction of public "borrowing, navigation laws, Arbitration Act amendment, and insurance, including insurance against unemployment.

The manifesto concludes as follows: ".The progressive legislation of recent years has been due to the influence of the Labour party. *We now' asSf the electors to give us p. TOj-v'ority to break down land monopoly, to develoo Australia, to give effect, to our platform, and to administer our laws." s