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Southland Times, Issue 21576, 14 December 1931, Page 7

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FEDERAL ELECTIONS INFLATION THE VITAL POLNT MR THEODORE’S POLICY (United Press Assn. —By Telegraph—Copyright.) Sydney, December 12. With only a week to polling day the Federal election campaign has narrowed itself down to one vital issue—inflation or no inflation. The Prime Minister is now a frank supporter of Mr Theodore’s fiscal policy, aiming at the nationalization of banking and changing the monetary system. The newspapers openly charge Mr Theodore and Mr Scullin with being inflationists, and public interest centres upon this aspect. The Prime Minister is travelling across Eastern Australia at a great rate and is being well received in the larger centres. He insists that he is totally opposed to uncontrolled inflation and declares that his opponents are wage-cutters and the enemies of arbitration awards.

Mr Theodore is fighting the matter in his own electorate of Dailey against a rival Beasley candidate, who it is believed will run him very closely. Mr J. A. Lyons, on behalf of the antiLabour forces, has visited Victoria and Tasmania, and is now back in New South Wales. While, in Victoria he sought to help his old colleague, Mr Fenton, in Maribyrnong, but organized hooliganism prevented Mr Lyons from getting a hearing. Nominations for the Senate on behalf of Tasmania and Western Australia closed yesterday, the number of candidates offering in Tasmania being twelve and in Western Australia eight. COMMUNIST MEETING PEPPER THROWN LN EYES OF POLICE. Sydney, December 12. Pepper was thrown in the eyes of three policemen at a Communist, meeting at King’s Cross and a foreigner was arrested The meeting was the most boisterous of the present campaign. Thousands were present and rotten eggs and tomatoes were thrown freely. Another policeman was assaulted and two arrests were made. Rods who ware about two hundred strong were protected by a strong cordon of police on the south coast when the citizens prevented Communist meetings at Woonona and Wollongong. PROTECTED BY POLICE COMMUNIST ATTACKED. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, December 13. The Communist, Joseph Schelly, whose dismissal from the steamer Canberra caused the recent shipping strike, figured in an election disorder at Katoomba last night. He was addressing an open air meeting on behalf of the Communist Senate candidates when 1500 local residents rushed his platform and commenced to attack him when a policeman drew his baton and saved Schelly from certain injury. He was escorted to the police station, his comrades making themselves scarce.