REDS IN AUSTRALIA

Southland Times, Issue 21605, 18 January 1932, Page 5

REDS IN AUSTRALIA

MEASURES FOR SUPPRESSION. (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) Canberra, January 15. Proposals for dealing with Communism are set out in a draft memorandum which the Attorney-General has presented to Cabinet as follows: (1) An amendment of the Crimes Act to facilitate the collection of evidence against offenders and make evasion of the law less easy. (2) Placing a postal ban on Communistic newspapers and increasing the restrictions on the importation of Communist literature. (3) Examination of the constitutional position as it affects deportation. "Forty young children are being trained :in the rudiments of military drill, are ■ being taught to despise the Church and I all religion, and to be disloyal to the State ' and the flag.” Thus Aiderman Daniels at ; the Lidcombe Council meeting describing a I camp for Young Communists on the banks of George’s River (states the Sydney j Sun). The camp, he said, was marked out [ with red flags, and the youngsters, whose i ages ranged from seven to 14, wore red . berets and red ties. He had heard the I poor, deluded little ones talk about “the i menace of Imperialism,” the “duty of the I proletariat,” and the effects of capitalism. I "It is a rotten thing that the community ' j should allow people to poison the minds of | defenceless little children against their own I interests and the interests of the State,” I declared Alderman Daniels. He suggested that the Federal Government should be ' asked to prevent this propaganda among ■ children. The Mayor (Aiderman Fred Wilson) promised to inquire.