NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

Evening Star, Issue 21945, 4 February 1935, Page 9

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

STOCK LOW AT PRESENT INTERNAL DISSENSIONS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 3. (Received February 4, at 10.30 a.m.) “ As a result of the recent turn of events the National Government’s stock is the lowest since it took power,” says the ‘Sun’ correspondent. “Mr Ramsay MacDonald is very worried, and does not want to reconstruct the Cabinet until the Indian Bill is legislated, but there are great efforts to force his hand. Mr Neville Chamberlain would not tolerate Mr Lloyd George’s inclusion in the Cabinet at any price, and his inclusion would split the Conservatives beyond repair. Meanwhile the Conservative revolt in connection with Mr Randolph Churchill’s intrusion in the by-election is more serious than was anticipated, while the crisis over unemployment insurance has embittered the working classes. Some Ministers admit that if an election was imminent the Government would lose every seat in the industrial north.” CABINET CHANGES SUGGESTED INCLUSION OF MR LLOYD GEORGE. LONDON, February 3. (Received February 4, at 11.10 a.m.) 'the possibility of Cabinet changes, and the inclusion of Mr Lloyd George, is canvassed by the ‘ Observer,’ which expresses the opinion that a General Election cannot be postponed after autumn, owing to the fact that 200 supporters of the Government feel the danger increasing of losing their seats under present conditions, while the mass of the Ministerial Commoners are demanding changes in the Government’s composition, and a policy affording a better chance of electoral success. There is a growing feeling that reconstruction should be done now* preferably .with Me