NO SETTLEMENT

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 22 November 1926, Page 9

NO SETTLEMENT

IN CABINET CRISIS. MALCONTENTS HOLD OUT DEVELOPMENTS TO BE AWAITED. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received 12.35 pan. to-day. SYDNEY, Nov. 22. Strenuous efforts were made over the week-end to effect a settlement with Messrs Loughlin, Goodwin and Gillies, but they remained obdurate, and the efforts were fruitless. It is rumoured that a section pf the Labour Party, with a view to a settlement, suggested that Mr Lang should stand down, but Mr Lang’s supporters made it clear that they wanted him to face the situation and to place,on the malcontents the responsibility of throwing the Government out of office. The Labour Caucus held a lengthy meeting in camera. It was officially announced that the situation 'was fully discussed, and that rt was decided to await developments in the House today. LABOUR DICTATOR. ANOTHER MINISTER OPPOSED TO IT. WOULD NOT VOTE AGAINST PARTY. Received 12.35 p.m. to-day SYDNEY, Nov. 22. At a meeting of the Australian Labour Party's executive, the Hon. Mr Mutueh, Minister of Labour, disagreed with Mr Lang’s view that if an eeetion were held the Labour Party womd obtain 47 seats. , He thought that owing to the position over the dictatorship it would not be more than 30 seats. Mr Mutueh continued |to .say that he was vigorously opposed to tne position created by t "the resolution or the conference making the Premier a dictator. He would not consider, however. anv proposal to vote against the party He ®ai dthat the appointment of a dictator had done the party much harm. The dictatorship meant that the Ministers were like a i’ot of school children, and had to carry out the orders of the dictator. Another executive meeting will lie held to-night to consider to-day s events.

AIR LANG’S RESIGNATION WANTED.

SYDNEY. Nov. 22. The committee appointed to meet Messrs Goodwin and Gillies endeavoured to discuss the situation with them, but both refused to do anything except in the presence of Mr Loughlin. The committee also visited Mr Loughlin and discussed the matter at length. It is understood that ihe declined to reconsider his decision, and said that unless Mr Lang resigned , the leadership of the party, nothing could he clone. .