BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1929, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

BRITISH POLICY

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this clay at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, June 23. The First Lord of the Admiralty, - Mr‘Alexander, in a speech at Burnley, said, without entering into details of the Government policy regarding armed forces, he could say they wanted peace with security, and hoped to attain security through good fellowship and mutual understanding; also the substituting of peaceful arbitration for the unholy conflict of bloodshed. .MINER SOCIALIST. WARNS* THE. GOVERNMENT. (Received this clay at 9.25 a.m.) i LONDON, June 23. The Miners’ Secretary (Mr A. J. Cook) in a speech at Bromwich, said neither the glory of office nor journalistic emoluments would reduce him from the principles for which the Socialist movement fought. It was the height “of folly to think the Labour movement could sleep because a Labour Government had assumed office. He warned the Government not to imitate the methods of other parties, Government’s policy must not be “Save our offices,” but “Save the workers.” If he was unduly apprehensive it was because lie was a Socialist who had been broken and thrown on the scraplieap ' after building up the movement, while men who had been converted at midnight had been given positions of power and affluence. The Government must honour their pledge to repeal the Miners’ Eight Hours Act. MR. JO WITT’S SEAT. (British Official Wireless.) (Received this clay at 11.25. a.m.) RUGBY, June 23. Following the decision of Mr W. Jowitt to resign his seat for Preston, whore he was recently elected as a Liberal, and to stand for re-election as a Labour candidate, Preston Liberal Council last night resolved to ask him to reconsider his resignation, and dissociated itself from criticism made by a section of Liberals on his accepting office in the Labour Government. It states Mr Jowitt had expressed a willingness to resign a fortnight ago, but had at the time been dissuaded from doing so, by local Liberal leaders.

ELECTION OF SPEAKER. LONDON, June 24. When the Commons meets on Tuesday, the re-election of roy as Speaker, will be proposed by Air Gillett (Labour member for Finsbury) and seconded by Lord Hugh Cecil. LABOUR’S INTENTION. , » LONDON. June 23. The “Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent says members of the Cabinet are anxious to dispel the suspicion that the Labour Government must necessarily he indifferent, even hostile, to the idea of an Empire. 'They have decided to promote and emphasise every revelant sphere, the closest consultation and co-operation between Home and Dominion Governments. An exchange of views is at present in progress for the purpose of security a common agreement for the signing of the optional clause in the World Court. It is stated when Mr MacDonald attends the League Assembly in September, the agreement being sought would deal with framing essential reservations.