Corboy was a state delegate to the federal executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League ( RSSIL ) , a predecessor of the Returned Services League , and in 1919 attended the RSSIL 's fourth annual conference in Adelaide . In June 1919 , Corboy made a speech to dock workers , following a period of industrial unrest , including riots , at the Fremantle wharf . He called for a federal election and stated that he would " a thousand times rather have been wounded in a wharf riot in Fremantle than fighting for the capitalistic rulers of the world in France " . The comments were strongly criticised by the Kalgoorlie branch of the Returned Soldiers ' Association , who called for his replacement as a Western Australian delegate to the federal executive of the RSSIL
a period of industrial unrest , including riots
1919 Fremantle Wharf riot
Edwin Corboy