BRITISH POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1931, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS

THE BRITISH CABINET.

PRESS COMMENT.

(United Press Association. —By Electric

Telegraph. — Copyright.;

LONDON, Nov 6 The Cabinet has had a good reception from, the press- "the 'Junes'' describes it as an experienced team, saying the Prime Minister clearly and ■wisely preferred experience to experiment, and that the rest depeiius < the attitude of the individual ministers and ho'y they work together* , The /‘Morning Post ” says: . It-.,.is certainly a Government c.f gi'eat abili--0 tiies, and all will unite in wishing them God speed.

The “Daily Express’’ is enthusiastic over what it terms splendid appointments. It says the only blot is that there is not enough Conservatives

for the swift adoption* of Home and

Imperial tariffs. 1 The “Daily Telegragh ” say s the honours have been distributed fairly and that tlie Cabinet is really national. The paper bints that .the, Conservative Party, forming more than 80 per cent of. the House of Ccmmons, will not expect. the minority representatives in the Cabinet to play an obstructive roll. > r : Thet “News Chronicle” attys jfchtf Cabinet hasriihe makings of -.an efficient combination; . It says Ml* N. Chamberlain must btri aware of 'the risks of plunging info tariff experiments, . vu; The “Morning Post” tells a story of a man on; a holiday in England, who was under ‘a 5 contract to sail ,to the Dominions to. fill a highly paid permament post arid who decided to become a handjdate at the general election merely for the sake of experience, not thinking that there was the least chance of his election; To his horror he was returned by a’huge majority. He i s now confronted with a dilemma.

Not wanting to confess to his constituents that he was not in earnest, lie has decided to sacrifice hig job and carry on as a member of the House of * Commons. ■'v, • .