N.S.W. IN DISGRACE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17437, 8 April 1931, Page 7

N.S.W. IN DISGRACE

FEDERAL LABOR VIEW “A PESTERING SORE”. . PERTH, .April 7. Mr. A. McCallum, a member of the Western Australian • Legislative ASr sembiy, who returned, from the Federal Labor conference at Canberra, - Stud: ‘‘The expulsion of the . New South Wales executive from the Australian Labor Party was inevitable. If.; should have been done .years ago, Sydney has been a festering sore on the movement for years. The coterie formulated its own policy, which in essence is fundamentally opposed to the Labor movement.” , c'L.Q A Mr. McCallum said he had been told that the Lang repudiation plan hud not been placed before the New South Wales Cabinet. The first the members of the Cabinet knew was when’the plan was published in the press. ; Mr. McCallum added that there was no fear whatever of any other States following Mr. Lang. • r • A NEW STATE MOVEMENT CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ' SVDN E Y,- •Api'ii. 7One hundred and .fifty 6)' the northern portion of New South Wales assembled in the 'MaitlandATWn Hall and adopted a draft‘constitution for a new Federal unit called New England. ' . .... b The speeches emphasised that the movement is dae to misgovernment, chiefly by New South Wales, with Us repudiation of national obligation's.' “ Dr. Earle.luge, M.P., an outstanding figure in tlie new State movement, declared: “We will have to find, a better way Of governing ourselves because the existing way Las brought shame and dishonor.” • - • ■ . 1