TASK FOR MR. SNOWDEN

Hawera Star, Volume L, 17 February 1931, Page 8

TASK FOR MR. SNOWDEN

FACING PARTY CRITICS

BITTER COMPLAINTS MADE. . Ufuit/f<l Press Association—By Electric 'JVlegrapb I Oopyrignt ) LONDON. Feb. 14. 11 is generally It'll, says "Tlio Time;,/' that Mr. Snowden will engage in one of the sternest struggles of his career when he meets the 'whole Parliamentary Labour Party on Tuesday, lor the Chancellor's critics v, ill be determined to secure more definite ideas of his intentions. Mr. Llovd George's attack on the City was obviously directed to the Labour buck benchers and lias not. rendered Mr. Snowden’s meeting of tlio party easier. The extremists regard it as a welcome antidote to Mr. .Snowden’s home truths; also it accentuated their irritation against Mr. Snowden. They are complaining bitterly that it nas been left to a Liberal to give a lighting lead. It is one of the ironies of the situation that Mr. Lloyd George is at present the Left. Wing’s ‘white-haired boy.” Mr. Snowden’s ferities believe tiie pressure they are now able to exert will ensure modification of his attitude.

.Meanwhile Sir Oswald Mosley and Ids bad: bench associates, in view of (lie meeting, have issued a further manifesto against the 'Gloveriiiiiont, declaring that having failed to develop an economic policy it is now producing an attack against the standard of living. ddie present attacks oil wages are resultant on industrial disputes, which are the fault of neither side in industry, but are inevitable until the Government adopts a policy which will avoid disaster.