West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thursday 7 May 1931, page 10


THE MELBOURNE. CONFERENCE.

MFar-Reacaiag DerdofaKat'

' MELBOURNE, May 6.— Gratification at the result of the conference yesterday at which it was decided to inaugurate : a United Australia Movement to oppose the

policy of the bculhn Ministry was ? expressed by Mr. J. A. Lyons, M.H.R., before he left for Canberra to-day. : .-'The decision to establish a council of the United Australia Movement,' - he said, 'is very important. It marks a farreaching -development in the. achievement of unity* in this State. The invitation to political partieaand to private citizens to sink their minor differences in a common effort to contribute . to . the' solution' of Australia's difficulties is meeting with an excellent response.' ? ?