FEDERAL POLITICS
OPPOSITION LEADER, WANTS AN ELECTION. (Australian Press Association.) MELBOURNE, May 11. Commenting on Mr SculUn.’s suggestion for Party co-operation, as cabled this morning, Mr J. Lyons, the Leader of the Federal Opposition, said: “I tlijuk that the best wav would be for both Parties to co-operate for the relief of immediate distress, and go to the people in the meantime.” Mr Lyons added that the Labour Government had hitherto refused to co-operate with the Opposition. EARL PAGE- SCEPTICAL. MELBOURNE, May 11. Referring to Mr Scullin’s offer of Party co-operation, Dr Earl Page, tbe Leader of the Country Party, said Tie doubted the sincerity of tbe Prime Minister. It was essential to miow whether hi* Party was prepared to give Parliament a free hand, unfetter, od by Party discipline. TASMA NT A N ELECTIONS. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) HOBART. May 12. There is no material .change in the positions of the candidates. Following the counting of outstanding votes and postal votes the. state of parties is unchanged.
MR. LYONS PLEASED. MELBOURNE, May 12. The Leader of the Federal Opposition, Air Lyons, said he was pleased at the Nationalist victory in Tasmania, because it showed clearly that Tasmania would have nothing to do with fiduciary currencies or policies of repudiation. BRISBANE, May 12. “Tasmania is the first State that has had an -opportunity of expressing an opinion through the ballot- box, on the question of sound measures or currency inflation,’’ said Premier .Moore. “The decision of the people of Tasmania is of national significance.” OTHER VIEWS. ADELAIDE, M»v 12. The Leader of the Opposition. Mr Butler, said that the swing to the Nationalist in Tasmania is more than anything else a vote oi no confidence in the Scull in Government. In Jih opinion this expression of Tasmania’s attitude indicated wlmt would happen throughout Australia if there were a Federal election to-morrow. Was d n „ v wonder that Mr Scullin w»s nlj-aid to face the electors, he ashed.
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