BRITISH ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 April 1929, Page 3

BRITISH ELECTIONS

LORD BIRKENHEAD’S QUERY

(United Pre&s Association—lßy Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

LONDON, April (1

Lord Rirkenhead, writing in the Sunday Chronicle, asks:—“What will happen if Labour is returned?” He continues:—“lf we read Mr Ramsay MacDonald alright, ho would rather sacrifice his own career than see the interests of England and the Empire, as he understands them, betrayed; hut he must be surrounded, despite his recent pledges, by many men. some of whom must be members of the Cabinet, over whom his control is partial and incomplete. It has even been rumoured that Mr J. H. Thomas could he pers.uaded, if the necessity arose, that the sceptre might usefully be placed in- bis own very willing bands. He would be a most interesting Prime Minister. I can think of many worse. Of the others of the Party, Mr Henderson and Mr. Clyues are ‘Aunt Ellens’ of the old-fashioned comedy, who turn up whenever they are wanted, and make old-fashioned remarks. They can always be relieved of the exercise of their duties of Victorian clntpronago. After all, in the Labour Party there is too much chaperone.