The Archive · 1934

Major Douglas Arrives

Socialization of Credit Advocate and Negotiations

with Labour From Oce Ows Sydney, Jan, 20.

"Major Douglas has arrived in Australia, a Messiah of the new finance, He has a large following Here of earnest sohewbat ocksurey Sttists. "The Labour party and the ung men, scores of whom are] Gommunists: look on with though "socialization not exactly "soc Range, The Maj fon this. continent mi Sntated him with the id Rad at last reached Utopi greeted with civie receptions, Par Tamentary dinners, processions of motor-ears and about half an acre bagpipes. Hospitable. entertain-Sent, most Australians feel, is the visitor's due, but they also feel! That nowing! ito," be' gained Sosthim, calculated to turn the eyes Wing. offal recognition to a

+f Auxtrallan taxpayers from the Seal or reducing their costs, pay ug: their debts and living within "It has Weaked out that a regret conference took place during the first week-end of the Major's. viol, Detween his representatives and ree rerewatives of the Australian,

made that the negotiations would our Party, "AL suggestion Rave an important. bearing on the next Federal elections.

{Labour Parly Warned Te ig understood that the repre: sentatives of the Labour Party were told by the Douglas Social Credit Associations in Australia, that wn-Jess the party supported the Doug. as. policy they would. be. refused assistance at the next appeal to the electors. If the Labour Party can-Midates were. prepared to. pledge themselves to" x Douglas credit policy, they would be assisted.

Banking circles in Austvatia are naturally against the Major preach-

Britain Mx. Douglas is aver angel here and claim that unimportant person, who tention at, all_only as an addi ti diversion for the silly season press, sand that when he gave evidence be-

Aig world-shaking theories rang s0 fore MacMillan "Committee, Kollow that the report did not even gnention them. The Major leaves itor New Zealand next week.

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