NATIONAL CABINET.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1915, Page 7

NATIONAL CABINET.

Tin-: uintkiikmt:. Our 'Own Cimv.';tuii<l<-nt). .W A caucus of tin- I to-iiionow morniii, anil it U umli-iv-.ti.od that tin' "National Covi rlllii<• 111" proposa 1 Will 'III' discll-.-od. The Leader (il t'lie. Opposition U ww in nf n new sii;r«estioii, imule by tlif I'riino Minister, but tlir discussion may nut wt hii'Vi' rciii'hed :i decisive stajje. "I limajority nf tlii' mcm'licrs of tlir (;■]ll nisiLi l >ll nndouliledly iiiv mi'i'M' to tin- formation nf it "National Oovernnicnt" at tills jim"tun', anil tlu-y hold tlii'ir opinion in iviijiiioii with some nit'inhi'i■< of thi' (.'owrnin.'iit party. At Irnst oiii- follower i.;' tlir (iovernment has stated openly tli.it tin* coalition siijrfji'sted would nrvi'i- have been made il tin* Ministry Inul posv\-s._'.| a majority of four in tin- Iliuivi of 'prcsenta tivi-s. A wry broad liiut i'i><^anliiilt what h.i;jiriii'il when the Military IVnsioiis Hill was before tlii' Secret liefenc.' Coinm.ttec wa< jjivi'ii in tin' illonsi' of I'cpivsentatives tlii.-i eveiiinf: 'by Mr. Jliinllnarsli ('Wellington South), I'ader of tile Labor Party, anil a member of the enmmittec. Mr. Ilindmarsh said that the Liberal members who liil'l reproached the Defence t'onriiiittee for failing to provide a. larger 'penbion had put their leader in a very awkward position. J)id tlie.v know that when men holding dif ferent opinions met oil a commute:' tl'iv had to accivpt compromises. "I don't think my position will be misunderstood," said Me. Hiiuhnarsh. "The party with which I ani connected sta-eds for llijrh pensions. but I don't see why t : )e proceedings of this committee -luuiM !:e secret. Why should I not be permitted to say what .Mr. Ib-rdma i did, or what other member* did?"