Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Saturday 20 March 1948, page 4


COWRA COMMUNISTS FAVOUR BAN ON PARTY

COWRA, Friday.

At a Communist-convened meeting in the Masonic Hall last night the audience took charge and carried a motion for a Federal ban on the Com-

munist Party.

The Communist speaker, Mrs. Freda Brown, was subjected to some interruption, and when her speech en-ded Mr. Fred Hall said: "I will move that this meeting, called by the Com-munist Party, affirm its loyalty to the Throne and Constitution."

Mr. B. J. Poignand asked Mrs.

Brown if in the event of war with Russia the Communist Party would

be on the side of Russia.

Mrs. Brown said the Communist Party would support Russia if Rus-sia were fighting America.