BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 4 November 1924, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

QUIET WEEK-END. ; - - - • / BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT, _ LONDON, Nov. 2. The week-end was, relatively quiet owing to' the leaders requiring a rest after their strenuous activities. Nevertheless several Labour meetings were held in the North of England and in Scotland, where there were angry denunciations of the victorious Conservatives. The King returns to London from Sandringham to-day in expectation of Mr Ramsay MacDonalad’s resignation on Tuesday, but it is possible that the absence of a -definite report regarding the Zinovieff affair'may delay Labour’s resignation until Thursday or Friday, though the Daily Herald (the Labour paper) repeats that Mr MacDonald intends to retire on Tuesday, regardless of the work of the committee of en~ quiry, which Mr MacDonald, Lord Haldane, Lord Parmoor and Mr Arthur Henderson were conducting concerning the Zinovieff letter. Newspapers continue their speculation regarding Mr Stanley Baldwin’s Gqbinet. The opinion is expressed that, in addition to the leaders already cabled, Sir W. Joynson-Hicks, Sir .Samuel Hoare, Earl Derby, .the of. Salisbury, Mr L. C. Amery, Lord Crawford, Sir L. Worthington i Evans and Mr Edward Wood are likely to be included. Lord Balfour can have the Privy Seal or any other honourable office he desires. A large kody of feminine Opinion considers y Afitor or the Duchess of Atholl should be included in the Ministry. as Miss Margaret Bondfield was included in Mr MacDonald’s Ministry. , , ven -.thousand Glasgow 7 Labourites took part.in what was called a victory rally. Mr Neil MacLeau said there had never - been a filthier, dirtier or more corrupt election. Mr J. Wheatley expressed the opinion that the return of. Tories by such an overwhelming majority “would considerably hasten the end rif the ‘ capitalistic system of society. The new Parliament would witness the fiercest political fight recorded m our history. The field was how cleared of the encumbering and embarrassing Liberal Partv, and peoPl tr n know exaetl y where thev are ” f J} v /• ■w • Jowet, speaking at Bradford, feared the confidence of the people an political action had been weakened owing to the Conservative victory, and striving for better conditions would he transferred from the political to the industrial, field, t, TJ 16 J? ene va correspondent of the Daily Express stated that it is conU1 r> °f Nations circles that Mr Baldwin will not ratify the disarmament protocol, which will he come automatically void, and the pjrojected xhsarmament conference will not he held- The structure of the protocol must be rebuilt by the next as^sembly.