BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 January 1924, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.

AIR Af. AC DONALD THREATENED. LONDON, Jan. 27. Messrs . MacDonald. Henderson, Thomas, Webb and Gosling have resigned their membership in the Labour Internationale. Al> MacDonald, like other premiers, has received threatening letters, the writers being mostly regarded as of unbalanced mind. Tlie police have arranged for personal protection. Air J. 15. dynes inspected Wembley and expressed the opinion that the exhibits will do more in three months to educate public opinion regarding the extent of the Empire’s interests than a lifetime of other methods. It is certain to stimulate trade, which is one of the healthiest wavs of developing friendship and co-operation upon which alone Labour believed the Empire could endure.

Mr Landsbury presided at a meeting of British Communists held in memory of Lenin, whom the speakers eulogised as a genial soul, full of love for all peoples. lie was tlie saviour of Russia which was the hope of the world.

UNIONIST BARTY TO MEET. LONDON, Jan. 27

The “Daily Telegraph’s Lobbyist, says that the Unionist Thirty, including Commoners, defeated candidates and Reel's, meets on the eleventh of February. ATr Baldwin intends to make a frank statement of the reasons for seeking a dissolution, and the causes of defeat. Tie will leave the question of leadership in the party’s hands. It is expected the meeting will result in a United and Consolidated Opposition to meet the Government- when the Commons re-assemhles. There is every reason to'believe the leaders will recommend that tariff reform will not find a place in the party’s immediate programme. It is believed that ardent protectionists jigvoo with this virw.

HO PST NO SC ANDA L. LONDON, Jan. 28

In a spoooh nt Glasgow, the Minister of Health. Mr Wheatley, strongly denounced till 1 housing conditions. He did not reveal his plans, beyond suggesting, that the i-oumry’s credit must he used to bring the unemployed into touch with the building materials. He declared that- the Government’s demands for housing would vaslly exceed the demands of the late Government. He was not at all nervous. If the British people supported him in a reasonable scheme, he would put the problem on the way to a solution.

LAXSISURY OFFERED A HOST LONDON. Jan. 27

In a speech at London. Mr George Lansburv. M.R.. intimated that. Mr MacDonald had offered him a Ministerial post, but. as it was one outside the Cabinet, he had decided that it was not one worth sacrificing his independent* for.

NO CAPITAL LEVY. LONDON. Jan. 28

The political editor of “Colliers’ Weekly,” prior to embarking for New York, said that Air Ramsay MacDonald, in an iniereiew, had stated that he neither hoped, nor intended to tiy to introduce the capital levy as the. time was inopportune. NEED OF AIONEV. LONDON, Jan. 28. Air Warier, Labour AI.R., speaking at Mansfield said it was claimed that the country would reject the capital levy, hut money must come from somewhere. The Government, therefore, proposed an enquiry, embracing all the forms of taxation, and also an enquiry into the cost of production of every necessary commodity. PLAYING TO GALLERY. LONDON, Jan. 28. Alias Dorothy Jowson, Labour ALP., announcing that she would not- travel by a black leg train, left London to walk 116 miles to her constituency of Norwich, where she has promised to address a series of meetings.