WARRING FORCES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 201, 26 August 1931, Page 7

WARRING FORCES.

LABOUR MUSTERING. "Surrender to Exploitation of Financiers." ELECTION PROSPECTS. (United P.A.-Electric Telegraph-Copyright) (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, August 25. Urging the Trade Union Congress and the Labour party to immediately organise and carry out a nation-wide campaign of uniting the full political and industrial strength of the work-ing-class movement to oppose the National Government's proposals, the Independent Labour party has issued a manifesto declaring that the formation of the Government means a new and intensified attack on the social services and wages.

The manifesto adds that Mr. MacDonald and his Labourite supporters have surrendered to the dictates of the financiers, who have skilfully exploited the financial crisis which they created for the achievement of the political and economic ends that they have long been pursuing.

Mr. Mac Donald, broadcasting the first public utterance since the crisis, said that he had given his life to the building up of the Labour party. It was said that he had no Labour credentials for what he had done. That wae true, but he had credentials from an even higher authority, national duty as he conceived it. This he obeyed, irrespective of the consequences. Press Supports Government.

The "Sydney Sun" and "Melbourne Herald " political correspondent says all the newspapers, excepting the " Daily Herald," heartily support the National Government, and the public overwhelmingly approves it. The papers prominently condemn Mr. Henderson's desertion of his leader.

The "Daily Herald," attacking Mr. Mac Donald and. Mr. Snowden, says they are taking their stand at the dictation of United States bankers. The Labourites say they will force a quick election, probably in October, in which they expect to sweep the country with the contention that the dole cuts were forced because British bankers first "withheld credits, causing bad trade, and then forced the Government's hands to reduce the dole.

The Conservatives are equally confident of a sweeping victory. They believe Socialistic havoc has so shocked Britain that Socialism will be stifled for many years.

LABOUR STALWARTS.

PARTING OP THE WAYS. ("Times " Cables.) LONDON, August 25. "The Times" says: "In epite of the fact that Mr. Arthur Henderson ought to have known the reality of the danger confronting the country, he has chosen to aim at a leadership of folly instead of loyally following the course of wisdom. Although once apparently he was emerging from the Foreign Secretaryship creditably, now he is likely to be remembered for his final indifference ,to Britain's position in the eyes of the world."

Although the appointment of Mr. Henderson, formerly British Foreign Minister, to the presidency of the forthcoming Disarmament Conference wae a personal one, it is thought that he will tender his resignation.

The Secretary of State for the Dominions, Mr. J. H. Thomas, who was general secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, after a discussion,.which lasted for 2£ hours, .with the railwaymen's executive, issued the following statement:—"Nobody deplores more than I do the break-up of the Cabinet, but financial stability is imperative. Regardless of personal consequences all must contribute their bit to enable the country to pull through."

An official of the union later declared that the executive's opinion had not yet been registered, but it was unofficially regretted that Mr. Thomas, acting in opposition to the Trades Union Congress, had joined the new Cabinet.