THE COMMONWEALTH.
AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Australian cncl X.Z. Cable Association. (Received March 3. 10.20 a.m.) COMMANDEERING THE MARKETS. SYDNEY. March 3. Cabinet is approaching the Rrofiteering Court to-day for a proclamation empowering the commandeering of market supplies. A BORTTVK CONFKRKNC E | A conference between Minister?, j dairy farmers and distributors held yes- : terday proved abortive. Sections of the Profiteering Act, providing for penalties of £SOO for withholding commodities. was read by both Houses. STOCK RETURNS. Stock Inspectors’ returns for the past year show a decrease of 3.500.000 sheep and 80,000 horses, but increase of 3000 cattle. CATTLE v. LABOUR. Tlie inter-State conference of trades unions decided at a preamble that capitalism will be abolished only by the workers uniting to take and hold the means of production by revolutionary, industrial and political action. Revolutionary action means a complete change, namely the substitution of social ownership for capitalistic.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16366, 3 March 1921, Page 7
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