POLITICAL OUTLOOK

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 150, 29 June 1925, Page 6

POLITICAL OUTLOOK

FUSION NEGOTIATIONS

LIBERAL CAUCUS TO-DAY

HOUSE MEETS TO-NIGHT

'of the. Reform and -Liberal.Parties.Vis still the main theme of conversation in ; political circles, but it; seems apparent that much lias-yet to be' done before "it becomes ;an accomplished fact—if,it ever reaches that sitage:' r":";;;:;;'r.'i.;-*:;r;,.:;::;;:.' [; .;;. ,■;.•..•■-■■■- On Saturday night the delegates icon- ." ferred for hours after, those from the Reform side had conveyed-the decision of the Reform caucus held the .^previous .nighfc r Subsequently it was announced. by.Slr;7;^;A.'_Young| the leader for the Reform side, that the conference "tad entered 'into .a thoroughly earnest and friendly consideration of the several ■/points, and that the delegations would "Vrefjqrfc^ to;;;>heir:;}respectiye;;parties. ■ :;:

The Liberal Party is to hold a caucus

.t<jt;.4.. o'clock^ this afternoon to receive *»+ho; report >-of>'ttiß delegates.who nietthe Z-'r Befoi'raersiOri Saturday. It is'iiofc'expect- ; ; *; jed.'that "the;? Liberal caucus will reach ":^Ma]ity';to-day. :%;--;;- ■. .'■ '■'. ;■. -y; ;"i- :; t >„ When the -Liberals; come to a decision -".-oh: the",: proposals of'-the '^Reformers^ "it yn\\ ,haye'to:.be;.coiiveyecl;toi.the Eeform Party.pey medium of' the-delegat_es->'whb' v llave.iljeen 'meeting' ; "tlie''iXib"erals~i"n the [;;tcourse,of the yarious'discussibns.' .'' ■ ■

/■^-Althbugh'both; parties j;ire'still invtlio negotiations it:seeniS'tair-"' **.Iy^''eyiaelit-X'yi_at'V. i3malgamation""is>'notl-; .'.- going to. take ■effect-; : nntil;'after 'the; 'Gen? ; eral ■Election:'-:.;' The. necessity^ of placating •thiß^7eeJi^lgs^■of^-caria^dat■es■'■ln:■•■■tho':■■:e]ec-'' tbrates appears" to .'beonb'pf the;chief-'6b-;-istacles.to any-arrangement.being consum-. ...inated at:present. ■ Of course,: there are ■pother _ difficulties'" in /the; wayj. such;'as-'the .selection'of.'Cabinet';Ministers^"and policy issues, -but" in some "'quarters ,these; : are .not., regarded .as of i; equal .irapprtance-. to the, difficultyVab'outi.theVchoosing; of. ; candidates. _ SomeßefprmerEi believe that: /the-best. t!iing; ; . to 'do" is; to ■" allow-vthings ,;.t.°! go'..'along I'■'; as'; "at., present 'leaving.. hV ""to the Liberals to link: up with;the"party/ :; after ; -the. election.' i: ;Those" who support this attitude assert '..that. some .Liberals ; : -are..quite -ready: tcusuppbrt' the.Reformj;jJoverriinentV;and.will go over to it.iri.the ' event .of Reform:winning the election; - '^A.Nothing; can beigleaned'regarding-the ; mature of;: the ; frepprt*.drivwn :up ,:at .;the! .-' recent conference,; or""of/.'the'-proposals arid, ■'counter-proposals :•'.'that have -been framed since, but if ifcjis,soon cleai- that .-fusion is off, the tenor'of speecliesiii the .^Eouso should/indicate. whatl"iap;pened.~';: ">■(.: - : /Thei ;House ,pf. Hepi-esentatiyes :. is; .;,tp i rirn.eet• at .7.30/ o'clock tp-night ■ to.spass-'ail: ■-rlraßrest-Supply Billy, and. .there - is-some .-talk- of ■&.-. no-corifidencb'"- 1 motion ": coming ;"lor ward:;;jlf Mt •{ fotf its! expected quayter-r-the -liaboiir-benches-^ /the reason .behind"it'wiir'prbbably'.be a ;. desire/ to-test;■:outVthe';:Liberals.: ,-Per- ■; laps:■ they will-.riot" be ■ taken;iby' sur—prise.; :r lf there is ; to -boia.'no-cbiifidencc ' motion it will iiot be.otfithe part of; the t ■:.: Liberals; in"; view;.of the; fusion riegbtia-'-----tions,.: and .-because of ilhe-fact; that /the! ; ;Xiiberal ;catic'us;'js!. inot;-.:;]ikel.y 'to; reacH: a Jr decision; before; the House assembles,£■■;'■