LEADERS' VIEWS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 88, 15 April 1910, Page 7

LEADERS' VIEWS.

FEDERAL ELECTIONS. MR. DEAKIN. REJECTION OF CHERISHED COMRADES. By Telecriph.— Prets Association.— Copyricht. (Received April 15, 10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. Mr. Deakin, interviewed, said the rejection of old cherished comrades wa* hard to br.ir. Indeed, in «uch circumrtonves public life ceased to be worth living from hi* personal point of view. He h«d never been sanguine with regard to the result of tb* election, owing to the lsck of patriotic interest and trustworthy information upon, the great iceues involved. The le*eon taught waa that bencelorward the Liberal* cannot rely on obtaining a full poll upon mere extemporary preparation? just prior to a contest. The education of tho indifferent and uninformed would havo to be undertaken in advance, andrystematically pursued. MR. FISHER. HE THANKS THE PEOPLE. TASK SET NEW GOVERNMENT NOT A SLIGHT ONE. (Receive! April 15, 10.10 a.m. ) BRISBANE, Thi» Day. Mr. Fisher, interviewed, aaid he desired to thank the people for their rote in favour of hi* party. Labour's policy was a national one. It was anxiou* to safeguard ever}* interest in the State* and Commonwealth. The people reemed to be more Australian than their representative* in Parliament. Hp was happy to think the Labour Party had in some alight way given them an opportunity to expreaa their national feelings. The task set tho new Government was not a light one, and mu*l be faced with determination and courage. CABINET MEETIN6 NEXT WEEK. WHAT MR. DEAKIN WILL PROBABLY DO. (Received April 15, 10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. It is probable that a Cabinet meeting will he held early next week, when the ntuation.will be* reviewed in the light of the final return*. The impression is that Mr Oenkin will re-sign nnd advise that Mr. Fi>htr be sent for. FOUR NNW SOUTH WALES RETURNS. STILL IjTboUBT. LIBERALS' SUBSTANTIAL MARGIN. (Received April 15, 9.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, Thii Day. Four of the New South Wale*' seats are still in doubt. In threo the latest n>urea give the Liberals a substantial margin, in the fourth the candidates are running very clcse. BRITAIN AND HER DOMINIONS. GROWING INTEREST. ELECTIONS "ON ONE DAY. JfEW PROTECTION. LONDON, 14th April. The Pall Mall Gazette says:— "Great Britain's growing interest in her dominions is shown by the-spaco the precs is devoting to the Australian elections. It is very sensible to complete tho election in a single day." The Westminster .Gazette says:— "ln the past the Labour party aimed at the exclusion of men and goods. We thall now see how the policy will take shape in its legislation. The new protection ii a special alarm of Aurtralia's wealth. There >s a fundamental fallacy in arguing that the manufacturer* should only be protected so long as they hand the greater part of their increased profit to the workers." BRITISH LABOUR PABTY. CONGRATULATIONS. (Received April 15, 10 a.m.) LONDON, 14th April. The executive of the Labour Party has cabled, congratulating the Australian Labour Party ou tho magnificent result of tho Federal elections. REFERENDUM RETURNB. BULK OF VOTES STILL TO BE COUNTED. LIBERAL OUTLOOK IN VICTORIA. (Received April 15. 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The latest referendum returns favour "Yes" on both iiouec, but the bulk of the votes are still to be counted. The Liberal outlook in Victoria haa eont-iderablv impnned. Mr. Deakin and Sir John Quick arc considered safe, and Mr. Robert Harper, Dr. Carty Salmon (Speaker), and Mr. Irvine are likely to make good. SYDNEY LABOUR COUNCIL. JUBILANT~SPEECnEB. EX-LABOUR LEADER WATSON'S PREDICTION. (Received April 15, 10.& a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. At the Sydney Labour Council meating the speakers included a number of successful candidates. The speeches were jubilant in tone, and contemplated t term of office. Mr. Watson, who expressed himself overjoyed at the unexpectedly overwhelmingly victory, attributed tha ■lump in Fusion stock to the revolt of the majority again*! the policy of "marking time* ar.d mere negation. He predicted that Labour would secure a majority at the forthcoming New South Wales election*. COLONEL FOXTON. DEFEATED FOR BRISBANE. BRISBANE, 14th April. Colonel Foxton (Honorary Minister in th« Fusion Government and Commonwealth delegate to last year's Imperial Defence Couftien<-e) was defeated for Brisbane by Mr. W. F. FinUywn (Labour). STRIKING FEATURE OF THK CONTEST. t THE FUSIONS PROBABLE DEATHBLOW. MELBOURNE, 14th Annl. The Age hay* : "The striking feature of the contest in t>:» 'fate which hit* overtaken the Fusion Government.. In all probability the Ftuioo has rcceivtd - .Su*th-Wow.

"Just no it wan the most demoralising plot ever hatched against the rightx and liberties of the people, m have the people risen up and punished U and it*« author*.' __ *& CONGRATULATORY. !§_ MESSAGE FROM NEW ZEALAND. [BT TEtEdHAPH — FKEB9 ASSOCIATION.] DUNKDIN. 14th April. Mr. D. M'Lnren, M.P. for Wellington Eni>t, to-night despatched the following cablegram to Mr. Andrew Fiiher, Labour Leader, of Oympie. Queensland : "Congratulations (rum New Zealand Labourites." SEAMEN'S UNION. On behalf of the Seamen* Union, Mr. W. T. Young has forwarded congratulatory messages to Mr. Andrew Fisher on th« ancoew of the Federal Labour Party at th^ election*, and to Mr. J. Vcrran, Leader of the State Labour Paity of South Australia. Mr. Young ban also rent a congratulatory me*N»ge to Mr. M'Uowan and the Sydney Dintrict Labour Council on the auccess of the Labour candidates at th» State by-elections for Darling Harbour and the Hunter; and to Senator R. S. Guthrie, General President of the Australian Seamen's Executive Council, on hi* re-election to the Federal S'enato for the State of South Australia. TRADES AND LABOUR COUNCIL. At last night's meeting of the Wellington Trades and Labour Council, a resolution was unanimously carried instructing the secretary to cable the council's congratulations to Mr. Fiaher and the Commonwealth Labour Party. On pagt two are printed tome details of the election.