MR. LANG’S FIGHT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16946, 30 January 1926, Page 14

MR. LANG’S FIGHT.

THE ABOffiITIOK STRUGGLE. SEEING THINGS THROUGH. ATTACKS ON NATIONALISTS. Elec. Tot, Copyright—United Press Assn. l (Received January 30. 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 30. Referring to the suggested move by (he opponents of the Abolition Bill to organise a. petition to the Governor to dissolve Parliament, Air Lang says it is now apparent that the Nationalist politicians, assisted by the Nationalist press, arc prepared to bring about a first-class constitutional crisis in their defence of the Chamber of life nominees. The first move of the Nationalists, lie says, was to incite the Nationalist majority in the Legislative Council to destroy all Labor Bills not approved by Air Bavin and his colleagues. It was hoped the Government would cither weakly accept the dictation of the life nominees, or throw the country into the turmoil and expense of another general election. The Government, however, emphatically declined to accept dictation. cither from the undemocratic and 1 non-representative Council or from the leaders of a political party so decisively rejected by the electors six months ago. It appears a new line of attack is to dictate to the Governor and, insolently to instruct him. how best, to give effect to the policy of the Nationalists.

THOSE LIFE PASSES

CONDITIONS OF ISSUP

•AIF.LBOURNE, Jan. 16.—“ None of the 25 members recently appointed to Hie New South Wales Legislative Council will b» entitled! to travel free on railways outside their own State when their membership of the Council ceases, unless they have previously been in the Lower House u-ndcr such conditions as to qualify for life passes.” This statement was made to-day by an official of the Premier’s Department, who said that soon" after Federation a. conference of State Premiers and the Prime Minister laid down conditions under which passes would he issued. Life passes were limited to all Prime A 1 blisters and Premiers of more than one year in office; all Ministers, Presidents of the Senate or of Legislative Councils, and Speakers of the House of Representatives or of Legislative Assemblies of more than three years in office.