GAME OF TACTICS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 124, 22 November 1926, Page 9

GAME OF TACTICS

FINAL ISSUE TO-DAY.

SYDNEY, 21st November.

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Lang emerged victorious from the first clash of arms with Mr. Loughlin, managing to stave off the ultimate issue until Monday. When the Assembly met there was a full House. Both parties recognised that it was a game of tactics and that the Government, after yesterday's developments, had been making sd desperate a bid to continue in office that it had been suggested that Mr, Dooley should vacate the Speakership in order that a member of the Opposition might - be appointed, thus strengthening the Ministerialists numerically. The Premier took early steps to forestall any move by the Opposition, and moved that the House adjourn till Monday. This motion was agreed to, Mr. Loughlin voting with the Government on a purely party division. Mr. Loughlin, ■in explanation, said he. would give Mr. Lang an opportunity to put an end to outside dictatorship of Parliament by people foreign to Australia and to Australian sentiment. This was his reason for agreeing to the adjournment until Monday, and if Mr. Lang did not give an undertaking that these conditions would be carried out, Mr. Loughlin with his followers would cross the floor of the House and thus bring about the defeat of the Government. It is stated in the lobbies that the main condition on which Mr. Loughlin and his followers will support the present Government is that Mr. Lang resign from the Premiership, otherwise they will eject the Government and enable _ a Ministry under Mr. Bavin to obtain temporary Supply preparatory to going to the country. It is generally conceded that the defeat of the Ministry when the House meets on Monday . is inevitable.