FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 99, 30 April 1904, Page 3

FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, April 28. Mr John Uurus, Labour M.P., is confident that Mr Watson will establish a precedent for the entire labour world, and trusts that ho will temper authority with toleration, and govern with generosity MELBOURNE, April 2'.). Mr Watson received congratulations from all parts, including New Zealand.

Mr Watson says lie does not think it likely the Labour Purly will attempt to put any pressure on Ministers, but will prefer to keep to their own functions, knowing that Ministers have to rely on experience of office to say what are practical projects of 'tin. Labour Party. Projects are not intended to be carried out immediately, but he hoped means would be found, within a reasonable time, for realisation of their ideals.

MELBOURNE, April 29. Mr Watson, referring to statements made by the St. James Gazetto, said that assuming l that the actual Labour programme had been published, there was nothing in it not in cutisotyimce with the views he had forwarded to London, and the carrying of it out would not necessarily involve extravagant finance. Nothing would be done' by the Government that was not on a strictly commercial basis. The party's programme did uoi in any way contradict his statement thai the Oovcriim. Nt would p::\ proper regard to the finances and p'reienl wasteful expenditure. The reason he did not make the statement to the Melbourne press that he cabled to the London press was that it seemed to him necessary to take early steps to allay any fear that might be felt in England. Regarding the financial 1 policy of the Government, so far as Australia was concerned. Parliament would have the first statement in the matter.

MR RElli'S OPINIONS. (Received April :}O, 12.2 H a.m.) SYDNEY, April 29. Mr Reid, interviewed in Sydney, said that in his opinion Mr Ueakin ditl not follow a constitutional course in advising Lord Northeoto to summon Mr Watson. If such advice hud been given to a man of larger colonial experience he would have put questions to Mr Dcakin which would have brought! out tho unsoundness »;{ the course, in a non-committal reference to coalition he safid tikat tfio present situation way an aggravation of all trouble Australia was exposed to at the present time. It seemed to Mm incumbftDt upon those members intending to sit in opposition to see whether it will be possible to meet the present extraordinary crisis My joint actti'on.