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'Liberal' Split In
Victoria Widens
MELBOURNE.—The "Liberal" Party in Victorj
is being split from top to bottom as rank and file mei
bers in many branches join the revolt of the six brea|
away politicians.
HPWO executive officers of the West
fit. Kilda 'Liberal' Party branch,
in resigning from the branch, declared
that "the Liberal Party was a
Conservative Party of the worst
type."
The branch carried a resolution deploring
"the trend towards conservatism
of the Liberal Party."
The "Liberal" Party's State Council
has refused to endorse the breakaway
members but they are receiving
strong support from liberal branches
in their electorates.
The whole system of Liberal Party
selection is under fire. The rejection
by Malvern branch of Brigadier
Cremor amounted to a motion of noconfidence
in the State Executive.
The revived Australian Women's
National League, which defeated Mr.
Menzies' moves to dissolve it, is also
supporting the breakaway Liberals.
As a result of neglect by the former
Duns tan-Liberal Government, thousands
of Victorian servicemen still overseas
and outside the State will be unable
to vote in the State elections , on
November 10.
A feature of the campaign is the
active role of the Teachers' Union,
which has added £2,000 to a fighting
fund to which teachers are subscribing
to help defeat Dunstan and Hollway
candidates. Teachers are helping
Labor candidates and other candidates
who pledge support for an independej
teachers' tribunal.
Latest Communist candidate to
announced is Mr. Bert Flanagd
Secretary of the Victorian Ironworj
ers* Union, who will contest the Ric'
mond seat against right-winger
Keon.
Dismissal of the Dunstan Govei;
ment after 10 years of misrule ga
Victorian electors the chance of cle"
ing up their sub-standard State '
the return of thousands of Victorii
Servicemen, said chairman of the ""
torian ACP State Committee, Mr. R
Gibson, last week.
He was speaking to a packed me
ing in the Princess Theatre,
bourne, held to celebrate the
anniversary of the Communist Par
"To ask for an 8-hour 5-day we
in 1945 is the least we should
mand," he continued.
"It is scandalous that immediate
after the war, tram and bus worke
have been forced to hold up the
industry to gain even a 12-day fori
night."
Mr. Gibson, ACP candidate f
Port Melbourne, quoted infant ir
tality rates for that area, where
figure Is 90 per 1,000 compared witn <
or 40 per 1,000 In wealthier suburb
The meeting subscribed £128 to
Communist Party's election f"~
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