MAJORITY TOO BIG

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 61, 3 November 1931, Page 3

MAJORITY TOO BIG

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" EADERS CONCERNED LABOUR REPRESENTATLON IN . COMMONS MAY BE STRENGTHENED * NOVEL PLAN SUGGESTED

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:j "LONDON, Sunday. - It is reported that Mr. Ramsay " : lacDonald and Mr Stanley Baldwin : re concerned at the size of the Gov3 rnment majority, and are anxious 51 o arrange for full Labour represntation in the Cabinet. For this rea- - on, they may facilitate the re-elec- - ion of Mr. A. Henderson and Mr. W. fraham and others. » It is rumoured that Mr. J. II. - jiomas will be given a peerage, but _• ie states he knows nothing about it. It is most likely that Mr. Ramsay ■ : JaeDonald will follow the Continents il precedent and form a Ministry of " ndustries and Economics, involving 1 he creation of new offices. Some days will elapse before an mnouncement is made of the personl iel of the re-construeted Cabinet. ' The task of building a Cabinet of ' i definitely national and not a party . haracter will be proceeded with next yeek. A novel idea has been advanced for | ltilising the wealth of material at the . Iisposal of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald • ior the formation of a Cabinet. The = ;uggestion is that the brilliance of 3ir John Simon and the praeticability >f Sir R. S. Horne should be utilised in the eapacity of a Seotland Yard : Flying Squad to deal with emergencies and awkward problems, perhaps tvith the assistance of Mr. Philip Ll, Snowden. The plan is the outcome of a con- ' ' ference of high-plaeed persons deiached from politics who discussed with Mr. MacDonald the best means of grappling with the situation. rll i -