N.S.W. POLITICS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 12 January 1932, Page 5

N.S.W. POLITICS

PETITION TO KING

NEW GUARDS’ MOVE,

Press Association Electric Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, This Day.

A New Guards’ petition to the King, praying for dissolution of the New South Wales Assembly, declares that certain members of Parliament are protected disloyalists. Communists and seditionists are allowed to use school buildings for tho propagation of seditious doctrines. They have even appointed persons to the Legislative Council, who avowedly are disloyal. The Goiernment has repudiated debts to .bondholders and has enacted legislation gravely infringing the rights of the people. . - . -i The petition is being circulated throughout New South Wales and is expected to be extensively signed. Mr. J. T. Lang undertook to endeavour to bring the deficit down to £5,410,000. The “Herald” says that there is a possibility that Mr. Stanley Bruce will be appointed permauenz chairman ot the Loan Council during the period cf the Lyons Government. A message from Melbourne states that within the next week the lederal Ministry will deal with the major pioblem of finance. Mr. J. A. Lyons stated that the Treasury officials were preparing a comprehensive analysis of ihc financial position of tho Commonwealth which, together with reports from State officials, will be placed bef ore the next meeting of the Loan Council. “Whether State or Federal,” Colonel Campbell stated, “the people of New South Wales will not permit Mr Lang to open the Sydney Harbour bridge. We in our generation are for ever dishonoured if we allow Mr. Lang to open the Bridge and we of the New Guard tell him now that he will not be given that honour. Let us see that somebody of quality, if possible some Prince of the Royal blood, opens it on behalf of the people of this State.” Reverting to the petition Colonel Campbell said: “If it is not granted then I will put before you for adoption other means quite lawful and appreciated by constitutional lawyers of high standing but, believe me. very, very effective.”

EARLY ELECTION POSSIBLE

OPPOSITION TO LANG

(Received Tuesday, 9.55 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day.

The possibilities of an early State election resulting in the defeat of the Lang Government was discussed by the executive of the New South Wales National Association and public meetings will be called immediately throughout the State to form branches of the United Australia Party. - The deputy-president, Colonel Playfair. said that, owing to the probability of an early State election, it was considered essential that steps be taken immediately to unite all the forces opposed to Communism and the administration of the Lang Government. The Federal Australian Labour Party executive has decided to organise Federal forces against the “Lang Planners for the next elections.