STRIKING A MATCH

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2401, 10 April 1931, Page 5

STRIKING A MATCH

TO START A BLAZE THE LYONS ROAR POUTICS IN AUSTRALIA SO AIE AFORE LABOURITES A TIME OF CRISTS ANYTHING MAY HAPPEN SEEKING TO STABILISE THE FINANCIAL POSITION By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright iAust. and N.Z. Cable) (Received April 10, 9 a.m.) Sydney, April 9. Active are being taken throughout Austral.a to co-ordinate the forces opposed to tlie Federal AUiiistry’s financial policy, in order to he in readiness for a genera] eleclion. CHAXC E FOR AIR LYONS In tlie event of tlie Kculltn Government being defeated Air Lyons will he. asked to form a ALnistry which will have the support of all organisations which haw been seeking to stabilise the financial situai m. Those include the National and Country* part-’es and the All for Australia League. , CONE IDEX( F, N E i.DF.I) Adelaide, April !». Alessrs Lyons and Fenton addressed a huge meeting here to-night and emphasised that government by political machines must end. Air Lyons struck a responsive note when, in responding to a flattering welcome, he shoiAod: “We are striking a match to-night which will start a blaze throughout the Commonwealth!” Ho hoped it would bring in its wake happiness and prosperity, and added that plenty of money* would ho available as soon ns a Government was formed which would have confidence at home and abroad. PREMIER SCULLIN’S DECISION CALLING BE VSLF.Y’S BLUFF PUT AT A TTI'RS TO TTTE TOUCH Alolbourno, April 9. Despite tho J. A. Beasley* Langit© group’s throat to absent themselves from the House noxr weak, the Prime Afinister announced to-day that the Government plans to meet the House or. Tuesday* regardless of con sequences. In that event a snap vote will involve defe n t bv one or two votes. WILL ÜBE ADVANTAGE Air J. G. Latham, Loader of the Opposition, ha s declared that the ear best opportunity will be taken to turn the Government, out.