AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11729, 2 December 1905, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

THE TRADES MARK BILL.

Pxeu Asiociation.— Telegraph.— Copyright.

Received December 1, 10.36 p.m.

-MELBOURNE, December 1.

The debate upon the Union Label clause in the Trades Mark Bill was continued throughout the night, and till 4 o'clock this afternoon, when the House adjourned to allow members to catch week-end trains. Under arrangement the third reading of the Bill will be taken on Tuesday. The debate was chiefly a steady stream of opposing argument against the label principal. The grounds were that it was legislation for the benefit of a few against the snany, and would create strife between Unionists and non-Unionists, which would extend to the general community, and cause boycotting. The speeches were largely a repetition of those delivered when tho Bill was previously before the House. There were a few lively exchanges. The Govednment were accused, of pushing- and buldgeoning the Bill through. Mr Watson, replying to criticisms, said the principle he went on twas to give protection to every man, whether a Unionist or a nonUnionist, employer or employee. The label would benefit the whole community, and there was not the slightest chance of it being applied to rural industries. With regard to the cry of boycott, there had been many boycotts yn. Australia before the Union label, and they would go on whether there was a label or not. *