NOW NO DOUBT

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1932, Page 6

NOW NO DOUBT

RE RESIGNATION OF LjBERALS. PREMIER’S MOVE AWAITED. (United Press Association—Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received this day at 11.15 a.m.) .. LONDON, September 27. There is no. longer any doubt that Snowden, Sinclair, Lothian, ( Robert Hamilton, Foote, Graham, White, Rea, MacKenzie, Wood, Harcourt and Johnstone are resigning to-morrow, and it is believed that their resignations have been in, tile hands of Mr MacDonald for a week, since when every effort has been made to persuade them to 'remain in the Cabinet, at any rate, until after the world economic conference. Mr MacDonald has been arguing that the existing agreement to differ covers all. the Ottawa decisions., If, at the last minute, pressure upon the Liberals to remain fails, Mr MacDonald intends to fill the places in a manner which . will' preserve the national character of the Government. There is no likelihood of Sir John Simon and Mr Walter Runciman retiring. , It is expected that most seals of office will be exchanged by -Friday when the King receives outgoing and incoming Ministers. There was much activity throughout the day at Downing Street where Mr MacDonald and Mr, Baldwin are receiving many visitors. The “Daily Telegraph’s” political correspondent expresses the opinion that Mr MacDonald will not automatically appoint nine Liberals to replace the retiring Cabinet Members, nor will he allocate all the vacancies to Conservatives, but will fill the offices with the best men available without strict adherence to party.