"NOT FAIR TO JUDAS."

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 520, 29 May 1909, Page 5

"NOT FAIR TO JUDAS."

•» AUSTRALIAN CRISIS. SOME VERY POINTED "AMENITIES." THE HATED'FUSION. Ibj TBi.Buiuru—ritEss association—eorimanT.l (Reo. May 29, l'.o a.m.) Melbourne, May 28. When tho Houso of Representatives met to-day tho Prime-Minister, Mr. Fisher, whoso Ministry was defeated yesterday by nine votes on the adjournment motion, said that tho Government piopohcd not to go on with the business. The Government would tako tho earliest opportunity of considering tho position. Hβ moved tho adjournment of the Hoiiso; When Mr. Doakin (Leader of tho Opposition coalition) rose to speak, Sir Wm.iLyno, repoating his action of yesterday, called out "Judas." Tho Speaker ordered Sir Wm; Lyne to withdraw tho word. Sir Wm. Lyne did so. Mr. Doakin's justification of the action of tho Opposition in applying the closure yesterday—by moving tho adjournment and defeating tho Government forthwith—wbb greeted with derisive- Ministerial laughter. Mr. W. M. Hughes, Attorney-General, said that "Mr. Dcakin seemed to enjoy' tho assassination of the Government. He had heard somo mention las>t night of "Judas," but it was not fair to Judas. • Tho HOuso adjourned; till Tuesday. It is stated thnt Mr. Fisher will seek a dissolution. PROS AND CONS. OF DISSOLUTION. DREADNOUGHT ISSUE. ' Melbourne, May 23. I It is considered probable that the Premier will ask for a dissolution. If it should not be granted, Mr. Fisher will ask that Mr. Doakin be sont for to form a now Ministry. The "Sydney Morning Herald" strongly I opposes a dissolution at present, as not only ill-timed, but mischievous, and as taking the sense of tho country for a three years' term upon tho probability of a personal issue. "Then there is tho Dreadnought question.," says tho Horald. "No.one who has studied tho, progress of that movement can be in any doubt us to tho hearty ondorecmont given to tho attitude of tho Liberal leadors, and for Socialists to insist on dissolution now is to beg tho most urgent question of tho day." FUSION CRITICISED IN SENATE Molbourno, May 28 The Sonato adopted the Address-m-Roply. Some of tho speakers warmly attacked Mr. Deakin for accopting a fusion with the Cook party. BRITISH LIBERAL PAPERS ON THE COALITION. COMPARED WITH THE MANY-HUED BLOC. i , / (Reo May 28, 968 p m.) London, May 28. The "Westminster Ga&otto" says that tho Doakin-Cook coalition illustrates tho difficulty of working British institutions oxcept with two parties Tho. "Daily News" compires tho'coalition with tho Liberal-Conscnativo Bloc that supports Prince Bulrnv in tho Reichstag jTho ''News" , ddde "Tho issuo of am amazing sitmtidn is awaited with Jcunosity ,5, ''' [Tho fact tint the Bloc is oomposed , of snoh oil tnd Water constituents as Conservatives, Nαtinnil Liberals, and Radicals ,11 almost counterbalanced by tho anomaly tint the Catholic Centre mid the Social JJemocnts, appett to cooperato in the Reichstag Opposition.]