BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1924, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

POSSIBILITIES OF DEFEAT.

(“Sydney Sun” Cables)

(Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, October 10. Mr MacDonald is suffering from nervous strain.

Tho newspapers are of the opinion that the prevention of triangular contests will upset Labour calculations. They interpret Mr MacDonald's Manchester admission of possible losses at the polls as the preparation of his party for defeat.

POLITICS .MOVE THE PEOPLE LONDON, October Hi

Mr MacDonald in continuing his tour, motored from Manchester through the potteries on route lor Birmingham.

-or MacDonald said everywhere it was evident that politics were beginning to move the hearts of the people. He declared the uniting of the Liberals and the Tories was a great tribute to Labour.

The Miielosfiold women presented the Premier with a silk le.iifilor and % a box of handkerchiefs for his daughter Isabel.

Enthusiasm was demonstrated throughout, being especially marked at 11 an well where the Premier described the Campbell ease as a lake to mislead the fools.

All! BALDWIN'S SPEECH. LONDON. (Jet. 10,

At the Unionist rally at Queen’s Hall. Mr Baldwin received an ovation. He said the modern Samson of a Prime Minister lmd determined to pull down the pillars of the tabernacle. The lahour, Party could never play a part as a patriotic constitutional party, i• i til it purged itself of the extremists. r l he Labour Government's policy was based on feelings and emotions which were impossible to translate into action. II it. were possible to embody any proposals in the Labour manifesto in acts of Parliament, an appalling disturbance in trade, industry ami tho National Me would result. It was the trie function of Government to •ucaa.ago individual offorl. The mo=l sti'iuiug feature of the Labour Government’s lecord was the failure regarding urn mploynient. After outlining the Unionist constructive police Mi* Baldwin referred to Imperial affairs, lie said the Unionist Party stood for closest co-operation in resnect of Imperial preference. India. at present, was causing great anxiety, owing to the wrecking tactics of extremists, who had not attempted to conceal their intention ol rendering tin' present system of Government unworkable. India ivas seething with religious conflict between Hindus and Mohammedans, and but for tin* strong protecting arm of Britain, which was never more urgently needed than today. large parts of India might revert to chaos. The Conservatives would unhesitatingly pursue a linn, definite police, based on the letter and -jJril of the reforms guaranteed to India. THE PARTY LEADERS. (Rece’ved this day at, !). 1-7 a.in.) I ON DON. Oct. 16. With Mr Baldwin's speech at the Quern's Hall all the leaders have now made their opening pronouncements. Mr Lloyd Georg", accompanied by Sir Alfred Aloud. left for Wales, and lie devotes next week to a spell-binding tour of Lancashire where the Conservatives are Impel ill of recovering the seals they lost ill connect ion with tarilt reform in 1!t23. Mr Asquith has gone to Paisley. Mr MacDonald continues his motor lour of Nortliiliiilierlaml. Durham and Yorkshire. BRICKS and BOTTLES. LABOUR CANDIDATE ATTACKED. LONDON. Oct. Hi. The “Daily Mail" savs that consisting of several hundred people hill-lings liri'ks. bottles anil pieces of concrete de-peratelv attacked the brake from wliieb Mr Mid'dey. a Labour candidate, v.ax addressing a im-et-in:' at West Bellas!. "|*|,,. pulii.- 11l o|.* a Talon ebarge and drove tin* assailants oil. /

.Mr Midgley and 11 i 11, • t«••• n oilier, w«ti injured, being sent to the hospital.