The San Francisco call., 1904-06-13
PROGRAMME OF NEW AUSTRALIAN
MINISTER Is FULLY OUTLINED
Arbitration and Federal Capital Bills Foremost
in the List-CoaIition Formed Between the
Ministerial and the Labor Party Leaders

a dispatch 70 TIE Sydney Herald
from Melbourne. Nay Is. said: The
House CT RepresenratiVes viii reas-
seZble On Nay IS after the three weeks
recess granted By 1Ir. Watson's Minis
Try Eo arrange their programme. The
Cabinet VII meet on the Monday preTf-
ous. and Z IS expected. VIII finally deal
With the measures 70 be introduced
and the order II which they VIII be
submitted 70 Parliament Il is under
stood that the arbitration BILL which
brought the Government into existence
Wl be placed first oa the list and
VIII be taken n the lower house Il
IS regarded as certain that the Federal
capital b-L VIII also be pushed On by
the Government and VIII be brought
40 IL the Senate. and. of course, VIII
therefore be introduced bv the Vice
President q the Executive Council.
senator AacEEeEor. L is the general
oeler rhar the programme VIII include
q 1eW other important bills and q num-
Der q E--or measures. The decisions
ct the Cabinet VIII be made known by
the Prime Minister al the Houses first
meeting Z IS expected that he VIII
announce that the Government VIII en-
ceavor 70 pass both The bllIs named as
early as possible. Efforts were made
70 get Premier Watson % deliver
speeches a. various places IL order 70
ceal with the work proposed 10 be
carried CUr by the labor government
bur h decided thar be would announce
rhe Cabinet decisions IN the House,
and furthermore. he vas preclUded
from sDealZiDg zr e pubic meeting On
GccCU-- ct the Cabinet not having
concluded irs lzbors. The Labor party
appears rc have 10 fears for the effects
Cf any coalition among other parties.
AID al they ask tor Is fair play for
me Government
IT Is expected that the arbitration
bL VIII be the OILY distinctly party
measure whcih the Government viii
submit
-Other measures are expected to Be
C AZ extremely Moderate" OF mild
character. 50 as 20 draw support from
al sides Cc the House.
WANTS FREE TRADE.
The Melbourne correspondent of the
Sydney Herald under date OF Nay 5
wrote
Just -cT rhs o1-y question 70 Dr1Tose SER
-laLuc- between rhe Two sections q the
-C-- Oh al bands r. IS agreed that al
aar-e would Pc desirable and The only
-1 . EcW = sE- - orl-E1r aoo--
Apparently r-w --ar Lr- He-c has gone %
e--eT members are -- doubt what shau b
--= -zE- s-aE- -Lere are 1-c1ru-ues II rhe way.
and -1e greatest cr these IS believed -1
1- Esa-z- -- DeaE- -Le Las- election
I-e-c- ls-1l peace and preferential r-a-e-
l-- E--E preached a r-ze rrase rartE ard
--a-- trade would ECI re necessary-
1s-L=- leader has hal bis deal attained as
re A -g--1-i1- u England 2lpez-s
-- % ---e = TT -1r goa an
a---z -r1r------ cannot c1u-e. accord
lt --es--zlers vll-h he insisted vas
-er- before he could consent % reopen
r ~ issue --e -- Ele -1-l-a-r ceilings
-e--a- -1Gzrl-as IS -La- NJ Reid
consent ca s-e-v= l-e 1s-a- question -1r
-a-e-- I-- -ls-= IS I'd Ezara--ee rLa-
-= U -- --T= = AZ r-e next el7cr-on-
TIE Herald under date Of Nay 70
commented ca The situation as follows.
-oW o. ta--lE aces1ted as certain
-rz- Pc rz-1 rC -ll-i-l1n between Lr- Reid
E l- Leaa1 has ar last been c-ea-se ot
s -- --L lle W. -=a-=-s ~ -9-n
Ee a- state rl= ta-- -- hearty co-orerar--l
= 1 Eezl- --c1 sens = = tne reason
r-l -- ~ 80 A-----l--=
u=-r s- 3--zElau lssr u-EE- II IS uue that
l Le would s-c1r- -la1s al personal
ard would rev approach NJ.
-s-z-- rr propose c0ali-i1n- There was 10
1ef---- s-a-z-e-r -rzr an lllEersra-6-ng had
E- 81 --F @-- z--@s-z t-l5irs-f--z
r1rz bad -1ue- Ar- Eeif said -lar when
Hs lea-r 1- tie opposition before the
c-Es c1lL -c- d expected % az
r- Le Prime A---lsI=-- -leE were loI n
1Ce--l-- ct equality E1w. hcEever. the situ-
lc. ard C-z eC-1- Grrr1ac1 -le
r--er without UEVUE
Later advices Indicate that the two
leaders have reached an agreement but
rrz terms thereof lad not been made
r- Some labor members waited on
H. Deaklr and urged that there should
he a. coalition between his followers and
-r= 1Llrz zs-erIalizrE
IMMIGRATION QUESTION.
The tr1ui grafton question IS stiI re-