REVOLT IN LISBON.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20328, 29 August 1931, Page 13

REVOLT IN LISBON.

AIRMEN PLAY INGLORIOUS PART. CCIOTED PBESS ASSOCIATION—BT SLECTBIC Till GBAFH—COPYRIGHT.) LISBON, August ST. The revolt is confined entirely to th« capital. Revolutionary airmen played an inglorious part, in which one of th« machines indiscriminately bombed Almada, killing four citizens and wounding 40. The aeroplane then fled to Spain.

bers of the House to have a nay postponement of the election. If they did not want that course to be adopted they could throw their weight in with those who were opposed to an extension of the life of Parliament. Mr Jones: The Government has definitely said that it wants an extension of the life of Parliament. The Prime Minister: No. I wfll tell you what I said. ■ Mr Jones said tho Prime Minister was fairly definite when the Economy Committee was set up that he considered the life of Parliament should be extended. He asked that a clear statement of the Government's position should be made. At present the House was not sure where the Prime Minister really stood on the question, and that being so it could not see the Bill put through while there was any uncertainty as to just how long the licensing poll might be put off. . Mr Forties's Views. Mr Forbes said he could not see that there was any uncertainty in the Chamber. When the Economy Committee was proposed he had said that the problems facing the country were so serious that the only possible way to deal with them effectively was to set up a National Government, for the simple reason that it was not in the power of a minority Government to handle the position adequately. If a National (government were formed the extension of the life of tho present Parliament would have to be considered.

Mr Jones: That is what I said. The Hon. S. G. Smith; You did no* say that. The Prime Minister said that it to* problems of the primary producer were as serious as was stated, then ; they should be prepared to set aside all considerations that might prevent Parliament' from getting down to » real solution. He believed the pop* tion was sufficiently serious for th* House to throw aside any ®>nsideration of a General Election or of anything else. However, the quostiem was entirely one for - the House. I* members had made tip their ffliwfa that theu election was to be held, then b# oould do no more. He did not want to shirk the election. His Party Mw been preparing for it, and had never been better prepared than it wag a# the moment. The charge would me made immediately the election we» put off that the Government tw evading an .election, but this wag certainly not so. * ' » ' Mr Jones said he had never expressed the opinion that the election, should he put off. . He had merely asked the Prime Minister for his view of the question. _ , Mr Smith: You said the Rob* Minister said it should he put of. Mr Jones: I said the Prime Minister • indicated tßat the election should put off. and he has confirmed that view now. ABegoest. Mr Sullivan said the Leader ct til* Opposition oould render a service the House and the country by indicating where his Party stood on tk» - question' of postponing the election. If • the Reform Party was of th» same opinion as Labour, there would be an election. The Bt. Hosu J. G. Coates had it in hi».power to clear up the posititon. If the Leader of the Opposition would not speak, they might perhaps hear from the member for .Dunedin West .who, it was rumoured, was anxious to occupy a very high place in the House an 4 secure a compromise between the present two Leaders. . Beform Party's Attttata. "It gives me much pleasure to «omply with the request of the member for Avon," said Mr Coates. "I will endeavour to satisfy him. Everything is my mind depends at the moment upon the findings of the Economy Committee, and the support that tie Labour Party gives to the findings. If we e«* agree so much the better. If the pin that comes from that Committee is doomed, in pur opinion, to he the right - one, then I think we have got to live - tc it. If, in the opinion of the Labour, Eeform, and United Parties it is the right thing, we' have got to sqp it through. Mr W. E. Parry (Lab., Auekkad Central): How can you see it through? "We are there, I take it, as representatives of our Parties,?' Mr Coates went on, "and I only assume that oar Parties will support us if we can come out with some definite scheme that win rehabilitate the country." Mr Parry: How do you propose to carry that out! Mr Coates: I do not see how we can jump our hurdles until we come to them. Mr F. Langstone (Lab., Waimarino): You will be lucky if you jump them, then. v Mr P. Fraser (Lab., Wellington Central) asked Mr Coates whether he was prepared to consider the postponement of the General Election in the light tf the report of the Economy Committee f Mr Coates: Yes.