THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1920, Page 5

THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

FAILURE OF LABOR PASTY. COALITION WITH FARMERS* SUGGESTED. By Telegraph.—Press Asan,— Copyright. ~ Received Jan. S, 10.20 p.m. ~ Brisbane, Jan. 6,'\ Mr. Higgs; the deputy Labor Lead* In the Federal Parliament, in roturoinj thanks for his election, said the Labol Party had failed dismally in its attempi to win a majority of seats. The falluri was largely owing to the outside" «weu live controlling the Parliamentary Partj and dictating its policy. Some of tlM* men who pretended to be revolutionist) were most impracticable and imposslbll yet they considered themselves entitled to interpret the Labor platform and dictate the policy. ■ He strongly condemned Labor's attf tude against the referendum proposals' and suggested seeking a coalition via the Farmers' Party in order to mefj the new political situation $ Melbourne, Jan. 5. j The President of the Australian Laboj Party declared .that Mr. Biggs' sug. gestion of a coalition with the Fannert Party was impossible. It meant a oomi promise, and it was essential that, tkf Labor Party should remain free and un| trammelled. .< Sydney, Jan. 5. | Mr. Duncan won the second Nrt South Wales Senate seat. It appeari to be certain that the third seat wfll to Mr. Gardiner, a Laborite, unsettinj the earlier calculation that the Nation] alists would win all the seats. f