FEDERAL POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1491, 27 June 1905, Page 2

FEDERAL POLITICS.

By, Electric Telegraph—Per Press ,L\ Association —Copyright. SYDNEY* June 26Mr Reid and other Ministers de* clinc lo say anything regarding Me Leakin's speech mutil they have con- | sidered it. Protectionists and the Labor Party are jubilant. The general opinion, is that a. rouch-com-plicated situation is likely to lead t-o dovelopmerotQ jwhen Parliament; meets. The Herald says Mr Deaki.li has east the die and the. crisis must come. Ho remains fetterbound by the Protectionists and rcacliiowatries to such an extent that lie cannot even trust himself to I speak openly in time of crisis. I*- • I we are to assume he is spokesman oi the party not ostensi’bfly in active politics that conclusion is that 'the oarfcy is iii’difiorent to the comrse or Federal noli tics so lenfe as its own 1 selfisih interests are furthered. inc I Dailv Telegraph characterises it as a If‘P>g ami labored apology tor lost political bearing- The Argus says Mr Leakin's remarkable change ot front exhibits arguments of the flimI siest nature. It will be most niisI chiev.ouiS ini its results. The Age says the speech, read ip any light*, is a notice to quit.

MR DEAKIN’S BOMBSHELL,

By ; Electric Telegraph—Per Press A ssociat io n—C oipy ri gh t. Received 12.59 a.m., Juno 27. Sydney, Jnne 26. The only information Mr Reid afforded interviewers to-day was that; he proposed to reserve his comments on Mr Deakin 8 speech for the present. Mr Watson is also reticent and noncommittal. Regarding Mr Deakiu’s reference to post-dated cheques, be says thal Mr Deakin overlooks the faot that the Labor platform contains the party’s definite, tangible proposals, beyond which | there will be no attempt to go without further authority from the electors. Mr Hughes considers that unless Mr Reid throws over the Anti-Socialist party I a crisis is inevitable, and the Government I will bo defeated by a strong majority, Sir W. Lyne says that if Mr Deakin } takes action, which seems probable, on / the test vote, the Government will be I largely outvoted. x