LABOUR & GOVT.

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 July 1930, Page 10

LABOUR & GOVT.

SUPPORT MAY BE WITHDRAWN. [special to “star.”] WELLINGTON, July 23. The nature of the first legislative measures of the Government, introduced in the last few days, plainly does not afford satisfaction to many of the members on the Opposition side of the House, and there is by no means general contentment on Labour benches, as from criticism of. the Unemployment Bill, last Friday, and reception accorded the Customs resolutions last night. There have been indications for some time that members of the Labour Party are not unanimous in the present policy of keeping the Government in office with the aid of their solid party vote, and events of the past week have caused some of these objections to come nearer the surface. The attitude of the Party towards the Government since the annual conference of the Labour organisation last Easter has been to give continued qualified support provided that the reforms which Laboui’ regards as necessary, are effected. The opinion is not concealed by some members of the Labour Party, that the few proposals brought down by the Government so far this season, are causing l them to reflect as to whether they should continue to accord their support. One of the Labour members remarked to-day, that there is a spirit of restiveness in the party and a section is advocating definite cessation of the present policy of conditional alliance with the United Party in the votinglobbies. A caucus of the Labour party was held yesterday afternoon, when matters relating to the party’s attitude in the House were discussed and it is understood the question of further support to the Government will- be raised at other meetings to be held shortly.