STILL NEGOTIATING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19721, 11 December 1926, Page 7

STILL NEGOTIATING

FOR PARTY UNITY NEW SOUTH WALES LABOURITIES BREAKAWAY MEMBERS ’ DEMANDS SYDNEY, Dee. 9. Negotiations with tho supporters of Mr Loughlin were continued in the hope of bringing about a reeoncilation within tho Labour Party. Although no finality was reached, many Labour officials are still confident that a method will be found for averting a general election. It is understood that informal discussions took place between Messrs Goodin and Gillies and three members of the Federal Executive of tho Australian Labour Party. The breakaways demand as a basis of settlement the withdrawal of the dictatorship, the permanent scrapping of Red rule, and the removal of Mr Willis, vice-president of the Executive Council, and his secretary, Mr Voight, from the scene of political activities.

DODGING ELECTION A MINISTER’S STATEMENT MR LOUGHLIN HOLDS ALOOF Received Dec. 10, 11.30 p.m. SYDNEY, Dec. 10. The Labour caucus appointed a committee to negotiate with Messrs Gillies and Goodin in order to avoid an early election. Mr Mutch stated after the meting that he thought the Govcrnmen was safe and that there would not bo an election. Mr Loughlin stood aloof from the negotiations. WORKING AGREEMENT RECALCITRANTS SATISFIED Received Dee. 11, 12.50 a.m. SYDNEY, Dec. 10. The result of the negotiations between the Lang Government and Messrs Goodin and Gillies is that there will not be an early election, the recalcitrants having apparently come to a working agreement with the Government.