BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1924, Page 4

BRITISH POLITICS.

U’Si'l BALLIN' A.NO N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. I.ttXDOX, Janjtiary 2. in i oiitier u', n v ith a letter sent to ill ihildv. ill bv the. Fxeemive of tile v'i.y oi Ji■>:i ( e.nservative Asoeia- ■ ion. on the ldih. of Occrmlier sug-ge-ii.ig ro-opci'al iuii between the Colis rvative.s and the Liberal:-. to keep ‘■el a l.abuur thivo: nment. the Kxocutiv Commit tee oi the As-oeiat ion, have ■ci I' inciined i.i divulge the vntents. blit have made e general statement of tilt iv ie.'. . h. daring that ihe lonmition ol a I ...bun; Covet mr.ciit would ve emi'.raix l j the v.iii of the people, ami would It- highly iiijnrious to the ration's domestic and ioreign Jioliey. Tie*iefore they say either a Conservah. e oj- a Liberal (hiverninent should be i ovine:! wii.il the support of oncll ot.her. and in the event, of a ( oiiier- \ alive Mini-try pioviiig impossible the ( oinMiil le-- hopes t lie .( oit-ervat i ve.s will sapj nrt a I .iberal Admin i.-tra t ion. LONDON, ..January 3. .Mr i;.i iii ain rot unit'd to Downing, Slice!, y steidtiy. prior to a Cabinet imeiing to-day, when the draft ol the K;:i: s speech will be considered I -..!h va , the ( itv of London Conn: relive-' suggestion that .Mr IJaldin -l.ouli! aj'i-roai li .Mr \- ) 11it!i with a vie-', to Liberal co-operation as an eheniative to a l.abe.ur (iovenoaenl. i. i- iimler-u od ili.it Mr Baldin Ismsre; li il that it is itn| ii-sihle for him to ap’-i | 'iieli M .v s.ji ii|i in view of 1 lie la -lei ’ s' a;. at (lie Nutinual Lii end Club. NO idSdoLi TltiN Nif lilt !■; it, I.ONJh.'N . I.; in if.} All ibim-av MacDonald m mi artill<v in the “New Leader” says: "Tiio linden'\ dining reivid years has been j lave one or two men to rule the e-gisialinn . and tile eciintry with absolute auihonty. This is hud. A .-itnc.i 'oi *.. lii.'li restores liberty of decision '■ i Die I louse of Colnmoiis as a wbnh’, '•■igiit to lie welcomed, xaiher than IV- , .'Leiied. Everything points to a eoiiiiiii -d stalemate, the lir.-i elfeet of vld eh. will he to 1005.,.. l-'arty All A! in !I, :n.aid (ouiiniie : • < i‘iirtics '--it! role oi t !.*;* Mouse <o* t'oir.nii.iis nine !n iKlni iii i-1 1 ati\e sue. • than b;- party ioree. Legislation will have in b( 111' re ill aeeordan e with the public desje-s than now. This will tend ie curb the partisanship of the parties, oM to m; la- them a Cabinet of public -w ora.;, rallier than 'I dictators. ” I'inaiiy. Air .tiacDonrdd asks: ‘'Shall .( be driven lo fix a minimum, as well a maximum, life* for .Parliament? if o (.!:<* minimum should mu: exund }>o- • oml 1 *ii• yi-ais. Tin* idea that the Sh-ima Mini i.-r i*m <•.; tin* Kiin.*; 'hi‘U j! .s’'ii s liiinM-jf, -iii'l. wiilu’u a ■horl iimo oi an elovtion, ask for a h- soiulion. i*' ahsiisd.