THE BREAK WITH THE CAUCUS
NEW FEDERAL CABINET ANNOUNCED MR. HUGHES SPEAKS OUT INTOLERABLE TYRANNY OP OUTSIDE CLIQUES By Teletrrauh-Press Assooiation-Copyririu um November 15 } en the Federal Labour Caucus ™f the n a t Oll dec,a fing the Leadership or the party vacant was moved, after snL-fir l » d *"•■*« * + "®' les s tated_that as members n ere acting under instructions from outside organisations they were impervious to argument. He expressed regret at severing a lifelong connection opposed to him. He •v acated the chair, requesting his supporters to follow him, tnS left X room, and selected! a now Cabinet. /Afin + I Mr ' Kin S O'Malley . AfFa.irs; and Mr. Mahon .(Minister for External Affairs) from the Ministry, and Mr! iiughes immediately formed a new Cabinet as, follows
M - Hughes, Prime Minister and Attorney-General. I e *? a | or G. F. Pearce, Minister tor Defence.
Hon. J. A. Jensen, Minister for the Wavy.
Hon. W. Webster, Postmaster-Gen-eral.
son"5 on " Treasurer. Hon. W. 0. Archibald, Minister for Customs.
Hon. F. W. Bamford, Minister for Home Affairs.
Senator P. J. Lynch, Minister for Works.
Hon. W. G. Spenco, Vice-President ot the Executive Council. Hon Lairdsmith and Senator E. J. ■Russell, Assistant Ministers. The portfolio of Minister of External Affairs was abolished and the' work of that office distributed between the Prime Minister and the Minister for Homo. Affairs.
.Mr. Hughes tendered his resignation to the Governor-General' and received a commission to form a new Government, when the now Ministers were immediately sworn in. Referring to tlie_ _ cleavage, Mr. Hughes says the .position, had become quite intolerable and incompatible with responsible representative government, as members were no longer free agents, and-merely registered the opinion of outside organisations. PARLIAMENTARY LEADER, (Rec. November 16, 1.40 a.m.) Melbourne, November 15. Mr. Tudor has been elected Leader ot the, federal Parliamentary Labour larty, which is expected to number forfcy-nve. \
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2930, 16 November 1916, Page 5
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308THE BREAK WITH THE CAUCUS Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2930, 16 November 1916, Page 5
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