BRITISH CABINET

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 339, 28 September 1932, Page 5

BRITISH CABINET

(British Official Wireless)

iMPORfANT MEETIWG DISCUSSlON OF OTTAWA AGREEMENTS TO-DAY PENDING RESIGNATIONS

Rec. Sept. 27, 5.0 p.m. Rugby, Sept. 26. A full attendance of Ministers isexpected at , Wednesday's important meeting of th'e Cabinet. Sir John Simon, in order to be present, lef.t Qeneva by train to-night and will to-morrow morning fiy from Paris to London. Mr. Stanley Baldwin who returned from Aix-les-Bains yesterday, had a long conversation with the Prime Minister to-day, and also with several other colleagues.' The business before Wednesday's meeting will he a final discussion of the legislation arising out of the Ottawa Conference. Much public interest is shown in it, owing to the known attitude of the Executive Committee of the National Liberal Federation which passed a resolution condemning the agreements reached at Ottawa. At that meeting, Sir Herbert Samuel referred to the provisional conclusions agreed to by himself and his Liberal colleagues in'the Cabinetj and it is understood the nature of these conclusions already has been conveyed to the Prime Minister. Ottawa Agreements It is generally assumed that the opposition of the Liberal Ministers to the Ottawa agreement is still maintained and the Times says apparently the only conditions on which the present composition Cabinet cari be maintained during the World Economic Conference is that legislation arising; out Of the Ottawa Conference should be postponed. This can hardly commend itself to the majo'rity of the Cabinet, and indeed provisional plans already have been made to start the Ottawa legislation on October 18 when the House of Commons will meet. In these circumstances the newspapers anticipate that the Liberal Ministers will resign from the Cabinet as also will Viscount Snowden. It is understood that if the Liberals resign they will not go into Opposition but will co-operate with the National Government on all questions other than that of the Ottawa legislation. The Prime Minister is already assured of the continued support of Sir John Simon (Foreign Minister), Hon. W. Runciman (President of th& Board of Trade) and most of the other Liberal Ministers.