LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 April 1932, Page 9

LATE MESSAGES

HALIFAX (Nova Scotia) April 6. Mr. Peter Cashin, former Minister of Finance and Customs, who precipitated the recent political turmoil in Newfoundland, on Wednesday, cabled to the Canadian Press his story of Tuesday’s outbreak. He says: “Yesterday’s disturbance was not tjuite as serious as I understand has been cabled abroad. The disturbance was caused by the lack of tact of the Chief of Police, who instructed the police patrol to use violence. This incensed the feelings of the large gathering of ten thousand citizens who strongly resented it. I personally spoke to the citizens from the steps of the Legislature on two occasions, and appeased the infuriated public. The Prime Minister, who fled from the building after dark, was afterwards lost amongst the crowd. He eventually escaped. My opinion is that the Government will resign today, and possibly a new administration will be formed, and a general election held early in May. I am strohgly of opinion that, with a Government holding the confidence of the people, Newfoundland can be rehabilitated and the commercial activities of the country be given greater vigour than ever.”

WELLINGTON, April 7

Commenting, this afternoon on the London cabled information, concerning the loan, Mr Forbes said that the Government had been advised by the London authorities to go on the market at the time and under the conditions which had been chosen. As to the fact that 47 per cent, of the amount had been left in tho hands of the underwriters, Mr Forbes recalled last year’s experience, when 68 per cent, of £5,000.000 was left unsubscribed by the public. The underwriters had been able to dispose of the balance subsequently and evidently had suffered no embarrassment, and he anticipated that that would be the case on the present occasion.