BY “TALKIE”

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10921, 12 June 1929, Page 5

BY “TALKIE”

MR. MACDONALD’S UNIQUE PUBLICITY SYSTEM.

CABINET. ASSEMBLES AT DOWNING STREET.

MINISTERS INTRODUCED BY LATEST FILM NOVELTY.

MESSAGE TO THE NATION,

(British Official Wireless.. (Received June 11, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, Juse 10.

Mr. MacDonald, the; new Prime Minister, used wireless broadcasting on Saturday night to issue a message to the nation. Mr. MacDonald, employed another moderii method to-day when lie introduced his Cabinet to the public by means of a talking film, which was taken in the garden of No. 10 Downing Street, Before the making of Cabinet, Mi MacDonald, with lliis colleagues around him, spoke into a. microphone and introduced! his colleagues, pile hv one. He said:—

‘‘May I introduce to you . tho members of tlie Cabinet, who Lave bgen chosen for very hard work, and because I believe- the nation fully believes ,thev are perfectly competent to . perform it. “First of all, here is my old friend, Mr. Snowden, who is tho Chancellor.

“Then there .is Mr. Hendoison, Foreign Secretary, and Mr. Clynes, Home Secretary. “Lord Parmoor returns to his place as Lord President of the Council.

“Mr. Shaw has gone to the War Office to look after our cre at interests there, and Mr. Noel Buxton is in charge of Agriculture. “Mr. Webb is to look after the Dominions and Colonies. “Then there is behind me Mr. Greenwood, who has gone to the Ministry of Health. “Mr. Trevelyan goes hack to the Board of Education, hut Air. Graham comes now to the Board of Trade from the Treasury. “Air. .Thomas' lias very broad shoulders, and I can assure you he is going to have a very big burden put upon them. He is going to loot- after the work we- are doing for unemployment, and 1 feel sure tile whole nation wishes him most heartily success. “Mr. Alexander has come from the Board of Trade to the Admiralty, and T am sure he will show his great capacity at the Admir silty, as lie did at the Board oi Trade. “Mr. _ Adamson is a Scotsman, and he is going to preside over the office he filled with so iriuch 'success in 1924. “Mr. Wedgwood Benn is one of the young men who has now a task of very greatest importance. He is. to be Secretary for Tndin, and we wish, him well in the very trying time lie will have to face. “Then there is our old friend. Air. George Lansbnry, who is First Commissioner of ..Works, and who is to take a hand in tlie solution of the unemnlovment problem, and nobody lias had greater experience of local government.

“Last, but most unique, is our old friend, Miss Margaret Bond* field. She is the first woman who Has been admitted to the Privy Council, And she is now the Right Hon. Margaret Bontrfjeid. She is also the first woman to have taken a seat in the Cabinet-’’ FIRST CABINET. BRIEF MELTING OF LABOR .MINISTRY. I’AKEIAAIENT TO ASSEMBLE ON JUNE 25. (Brftisii Official Wireless.) RUGBY, June 10. Trie lir-t Cabinet meeting .was hold this morning, and lasted for half an hour. A talkie film was made. Air. MacDonald, introducingMr. Webb, said: “He is still ‘Mister’ Webb.” Most of the now Ministers .took over their departmental duties this morning. Thcv will have a clear three weeks before the serious work of Parliament begins. Parlianie.nl will meet: oil -Inne 25, lint Ilu* only business in the first week u 77 bo the election of the Speaker, and the swearing-in of members. The King’s Speech will not he read, and the debate on the Address will not take place until a woo,k 'ater.

There are still sonic JO appointments to he made to minor positions in the GovermiU'iiC, and il is expected that these will he announced to-night. When this task is completed Mr. MueDmiald will he free to leave London lor a few days’ holiday at his native town, Lossiemouth, in Scotland, and arrangements are being made to extend a cordial reception to tin? Prime Miitister on bis arrival there 'to-morrow. Two Parliamentary seats for the combined Scottish Universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen. and Edinburgh, were tilled to-day hv the election of Mr. John Buchan and Sir George Berry, Conservatives, there being no change. Mr. AfncNeil Weir, ALP., lias been appointed Parliamentary private secretary to Air. MacDonald, Mr. Weir lias had a varied career as a journal-' ist, actor,' sailor, teacher, and lecturer in political economy. BRITAIN'S FOREIGN - POLICY. AIR. HENDERSON TO GO TO GENEVA. IN TF RN A T LON A L CO-0 PE I> A TION TO BE AIMED AT. CLOSE RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA. (British Offioitvl Wireless., LONDON, June 10. In tin interview with the Daily Herald, Mr. Arthur Henderson, Secretary of State for Foreign: Affairs, referred to the Prime ..Minister's statement that, lie intended to go to Geneva as One of the Government representatives of the League oi Nations Asseiiihiv . meeting. Air Henderson said both Mr. AlacDoitald and lie regarded relations ivith the League as one of the most essential leaturcs of tiicir policy. “Me must he not' only in fife Lea-guer-blit of tile League,'’ he said. “Our policy will be conducted ill the, spirit of the League. Wo shall approach our problems, not from the standpoint of national strategy, but. from the standpoint of international co-operation. That will inspire our policy both towards States which are members of the League, and towards those which, like the United States and Russia, are still outside if.

“America is enormously important,, for it i? obvious that in many problems, .affecting the. pea e<? of the world, the United States holds the key to the situation. We shall no everything in our power to "strengthen Die bonds between, the great Eng-jish-speakig democracies. “The other great nation outside the League is the Soviet Union. The Labor Party’s, policy is well known, and it will.be put into operation with all expedition though, of course, negotiation?' will be necessary. in order to put oiir diplomatic and our trading" relations pn that f, satisfactory basis that is essential,' both for the sake af,world peace, and for cconom r ic . reasons. Ever since my liiission to Russia in 1917 I have been per-

sonally anxious to see the closest possible relations, established between tho British, and Russian peoples, and no dislike of. the form of government which exists In Russia ought to influence bur desire- to secure most friendly working relations ” RE PAR ATI ONS PROBLEM: Regarding reparations,. he said the • Government would study the exports’ report and ascertain tho opinion of tlie other Goyernments concerned. Only .then could it consider tlie next stop. In reference to the .Rhineland, lie said: “We are anxious to see all foreign troops witlidjuwii 1 roin German territory as soon as possible, but we shall have to consider carefully the best ways and means of achieving that. So, with other- questions, with disarm anient for example, and with the supremely’important one ol arbitration. Our objects arc well known. Now we have to work out the problems of bow to achieve them.” NAVAL LIMITATION. MR Mae DONALD TO CONFER WITH lI.S. PRESIDENT. CANADIAN -PREMIER TO PARTICIPATE. United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (United Servioe.) LONDON. June 10. It is stated that Mr. .MacDonald is definitely going to the united States to confer with President Hoover as soon as his Parliamentary duties here will permit, . It is learned that- such a visit bad actually been arranged tor Air. Baldwin had he been returned to power, in conjunction with All’. AiaeKenzie King. , _ ~ , It can be stated that President Hoover is strongly desirous of cancelling the building of 15 cruisers, and accordingly wants to meet Air. MacDonald before the oinmenconient of the building.

CORDIAL WELCOME ASSURED.

NAVAL ARMAMENTS TO BE DISCUSSED.

FACE-TO-FACE CONFERENCE.

United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Oopyrißhi

(Australian Press Association.) tßeceived June 11. 10.10 p.m.) WASHINGTON. June 10. While the President has no information about Mr. MacDonald’s possible visit to the United States during the coming summer, it is indicated here that the Prime Minister is assured of a .cordial welcome- It is understood it was indicated to American officials some- time ago that whoever was Prime Minister of Britain he s liquid come to America to attempt to -adjust the naval armament question by a face-to-face conference with the President and American officials. Official circles here prefer to have it appear that, should Air. MacDonald come, tlie discussions would deal with general AngloAmerican relations, hut the best opinion is that he would deal particularly with naval armaments.

ABSENCE OF EMPIRE POLICY

GENTLE REMINDER TO LABOR

United Press Assn, by El. Te!. Copyright

Times Cables.) (Received June 11, 11 p.m-) LONDON. June 11

“■The Times” . says : “It must he hoped that the absence oi any mention of Empire policy in tho introductory pronouncements of the Government does not mean that Empire development, will be given a lower place than it deserves in any general scheme. This Government- will have a' special chance, in view of the imminence ol an Imperial Conference. The main task of the conference will be to deal with Imperial economic relations, of which tho organisation is only in its UdAuey. What is the Government’s attitude towards the Empire Marketing Board and Imperial preference?. The least the Government can do is to confirm the general principle that, if any duties are retained, Imperial preferences thereunder will also bo retained. A plain declaration by Labor that it intends to recognise and strengthen the economic links of Empire would be the best recommendation for the nation and would give- the Government tlie latitude it demands.”

SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES SEATS

United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Assn. —United Service: LONDON, June 10.

.Tin- Scottish Universities’ election resulted in .Mr. John Buchan ami Sir George Berry, Conservatives, ami Mr. I). M. Cowan. Liberal, being re-elected. Tile House of Commons i.s now complete except lor Rugby. lor which the polling takes place mi June 13 owing- to the death ol the Labor candidate alter the nominations had closed. POSITION OF PARTIES. The parties now stand: 'Labor 288 Conservatives '? 200 Liberals 3$ Independents 9 AOGREG AT E VOTES. The aggregate votes were: Labor $,319,802 ('oh>orvativc,s 5,n55,905 Liberals . ..: ... -5,247,378 Communists ... (>0,614 Women candidates of all parties secured 748,301 votes. SKCK ETA BY OF MIX ES. United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Cojiyrifflil (Australian Press Assn. —United Service LONDON. June 10. Air. Ramsay MacDonald is appoint i nm_ Mr. Ben Turner Secretary ol Alines.