BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 January 1924, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

[RKC TE n 9 TF.I,EG K A MS. ] “SUNDAY" TIMES” ADVICE. (Received this day at 8.50 a.tit.) LONDON, Jan. 20 1 TT;o ‘■.Sunday Times” editorially urges the Conservatives that they must drop protection and Mr Baldwin must retire from the leadership of the party. SAKE AS TTIREADNEEDI.E STREET LONDON. Jan. 20 Mr Oarviti, writing in the "Observer.” says that .Mr .McDonald's .Minitry causes less alarm than it did in the days oT the more radical appointments of 1880 ami 1005, At nearly all points it is as safe as Threadnecdle St., and il it is as vigorous in action as it is reassuring in composition it may change in six months the whole spirit, and organisation of British polities.: MB MACDONALD BUSY. LONDON, Jan. 2f>. Mr MacDonald worked at the Foreign Office till a late hour on Saturday and arranged an attendance again for Sunday. DUKE OF YORK’S OPINION. LONDON, Jan. 2d The Duke of York, at Birmingham, said the times might seem difficult amt uncertain hut lie was confident, that the absolute fairness and open-minded-ness of the people would create an atmosphere of mutual concession, wherefore they had been famous.

“CHURCH TIMES” OPINION. (Received this day at 0.25 n.m.) LONDON, Jan. 27. The “Church Times” in discussing the politieal sit tuitions says that in the present circumstances, il a Coalition had been formed it would have been dominated by Mr Lloyd Oeorge, who is a facile politician with no fixed principles. Mr Churchill is a wayward genius whose immense selfconfidence unfits hint for uncontrolled authority. Lord Birkenhead’s rectorial address tit Olasgow, sneered at the ideals which was the very soul of the Christian religion. The paper continues“"Without desiring to minimize the situation we suggest thanks should he offered' to Rod for saving the country from the Lloyd George, Churchill and Birkenhead combination. Character in high places was never more vital than it is today.”

PHILLIP SNOWDEN’S Dl‘ MANDS.

LONDON. Jan. 23

The ‘‘.Morning Post’s” A ioiina ™rrospondent says that Mr Phillip Snowden, in an article in the English supplement to the “N'etto Freio Press” expresses the Labour Party’s aversion to alliances and policies of equilibrium. He demands world disarmament, based on a universal agreement. Mr Snowden says the party advocates a thorough revision of the peace treaties as indispensable to the ap-

peasement 'and economic reconstruction of Europe. The party demands the immediate and generous settlement of the Reparations, and a mutual cancellation of inter-Allied debts. The party has no sympathy with the theories and practises of the Bolsheviks, but favours unrestricted recognition of the Soviet Government. MR McKENNA HOPEFUL. At the Midland Think meeting Mr McKenna said that there were indications that we are nearing the end ot a most trying period. “I am hopeful,” he said, ‘‘that we are now on the road to recovery. I am happy to say I believe that Labour’s reparations committee will he successful and 1 am hopoM it will lead to some change in the mentality of those dealing with the Reparations ami which is indisponsihlo before permanent peace can he achieved.”

CABINET DOINGS

(“Sydney Sun” Cables)

(Received this day nt 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 27.

Lord Chelmsford is considering the Navy Estimates. It is expected Singapore will lie allotted fifty thousand. The full cost will not he reached hclore 1923. Government are summoning a conference of landowners, farmers and farm labourers to ouosidor agricultural problems.