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Show I ENGLISH LABOR backs mm PLEA OF INDIA Disaraiament, Sharing of' Profits and Economic Reforms Advocated LABOR VOTE COUNTS Socialization of Industry and "White Australia" Voiced in Sydney LONDON. March 1. (By the Asso elated Press.) A genuine self-govern-incut for India is a plank of the polit y of the British Labor party as just de- ' fined in an address delivered by Arthur Ar-thur Henderson, secretary of thai parly par-ly and member ol parliamcn' nde prudence of Egypt as recogrtizecl Tues-' day was also one of the demands of ' the labor parly. Mr Henderson's stall men: is regarded re-garded as important because of the growing strength of the Labor party ( and the plans to hold a general eloc- j Hon next spring or summer. Mr. Henderson declared that labor was out lor a new international policy founded on the principles of Justice, co operation and pood will. The chief objects of the Labor par-i Ity's foreign poile were1, he said. International In-ternational peace, the building up of' :;table economic and political condl Hons in Europe and the re-eetabllBh-ment of friendship and confidence between be-tween nations. Labor also stood in favor of a comprehensive com-prehensive league of nations, a drastics dras-tics and progressive reduction in arm aments, prohibition of the export of instruments of war by private men j ufacturers and against secret treaties and the economic boycott. PROFITS FOR TOILERS On the unemployment question, h" said, that the policy ot leaving locali-,; ties to bear the burden of unemplo-ment unemplo-ment was indefensible because it co;: verted a national duty into a local re- j sponsibillty. A labor government would not tol-1 crate the semi-starvation of thousands of British people which he called the fruits of a disastrous international policy, aggravated by the failures of private enterprise but wouhl oudcu - I or by legitimate means to break down all forms of monopoly and put an end to exploitation and profiteering. Labor would see that the land was put to socially productive uses and confer on the people the power to con trol the licensing system m their re- j spective localities The party would also, by constitutional constitu-tional means, secure for the community commu-nity a larger share ot the truits of national na-tional production much of vhl-h. Mr Henderson said, went to nourish the wasters, idlers and parasitical elements ele-ments in society of touav. AUSTRALIAN POLICY. SYDNEY. N. S W., March 1. So-' cialization of Industry: maintenance of a "white Australia" and the abolition aboli-tion of the state legislative councils, the state governors and the senatros are included among the objectives of the Australian Labor part', as set forth in the revised plattorm and constitution, con-stitution, formulated in conformity with the decision of the recent inter-State inter-State conference of the- pat;;. 11 ne oDjectives are usteu ae "The socialization of industry, pro-' duction, distribution and exchange, to bo effected through the constitutional utilization or industrial and pallia- mentary machinery; through the or- ganlzation ot workers along the lines of Industry, the naturalization of j banking and all principal industries; ' tho municipalization of such services as can be operated best in limited areas; government of national ized industries in-dustries by boards upon which the workers in the industry and the com-munit) com-munit) shall have representation; the establishment of an elective BU-preme BU-preme council by all nationalized industries; in-dustries; the establishment of labor information bureaus and educatitonal institutions in which the workers shall be trained in the management of nationalizeel industries. EXEMPTING INCOMES. The platform includes the ' cultiva lion of an Australian sentiment and the development in Australia of an enlightened and BOlf-rellant community." commu-nity." Complete Australian self-government as a British community is favored, fa-vored, but opposition Is expressed to imperial federation Unlimited legis lativo powers arc proposed for the i ommonwealth parliament, with such delegated powers to the states or provinces prov-inces as the commonwealth pari la i ment may determine. All incomes from personal exertion up to 200 pounds should be exempt irora income tax, with a further reduction reduc-tion from the taxable income of 10i pounds for a married person and 60 pounds for each child or other person wholly dc-pendeut upon the taxpayei for support, the plailorni provided. a |
