HOMELAND POLITICS

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 April 1935, Page 7

HOMELAND POLITICS

CABINET AND LLOYD GEORGE DEAL FOR NEW DEAL [BY CABLE —PBEBS ASSN. —COPYEIGHT, j LONDON, April 19. The “Morning Post’s 1 ’ political correspondent says: A powerful element in the Cabinet with which Mr Baldwin is generally associated is. believed to be anxious to roach an understanding with Mr Lloyd George who is meeting the Cabinet Committee for the first time to-day. Six meetings have been provisionally arranged to examine the proposals. Mr Lloyd George’s friends say he will not consider cooperation with the Government, unless an ‘ understanding is given of ..the flotation of an adequate prosperity loan and the appointment of a National Development Board of whose personnel he approves. Satisfaction as regards these; conditions might leave room for a compromise concerning his other proposals under the heads of road, land and housing schemes, industrial reorganisation, and finance. There is a growing belief that the meetings will lead to the inclusion of Mr Lloyd George in a reconstructed Cabinet. In the House of Commons during the budget debate, the holiday mood was so pronounced that only eleven out of 615 members of the House were present at one time. The House was continually in danger of being counted out. 1 Mr Baldwin was hurriedly called back from dinner to the House. CABINET CONSIDERATION. RUGBY, April IS. Discussion of a .general character, extending over two hours, took place this morning between Mr Lloyd George and members of the Cabinet committee, which for some time past, has been considering the proposals for national development of which he is the author. The details of his plans will be explored at further meetings. CANADIAN PARLIAMENT. VANCOUVER, April 19. The session of the Canadian Parliament. has just adjourned after three months’ work, during which it has been wrestling with the • new Constitutional doctrine. The session was devoted largely to social legislation, including unemployment insurance and provision for an eight-hour day, and six-days’ week. Previously, such questi.ons had been considered within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Provinces, and the Opposition insists that they still rest there. The Bennettt Government, however, went on enunciating the doctrine that by virtue of the Versailles Treaty and the League of Covenant, questions involving the labour scheme became ‘matters affected by the Treaty, and so constitutionally came under the Federal Government. All the measures were passed by both Houses easily. ■„