N.S.W. ELECTIONS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 153, 14 June 1932, Page 8

N.S.W. ELECTIONS

LONDON NEWSPAPER COMMENT THE DEFEAT OF LANGISM. ENHANCING AUSTRALIAN CREDIT. London, June 13. The “Morning Post,” in an editorial headed “Auld Lang Syne,” says: “The New South Wales elections concerned us all and the result vindicates the action of both the Commonwealth and the Crown. It ends the tyranny of the Trades Hall, repudiates repudia tion and, as Mr Stevens justly claims, vindicates the honour of New South Wales.” The “Daily Telegraph” says: “Tun Lang blight has been removed By one of tho most sweeping electoral decisions in Australian history. The success of moderate Labour in Queensland in no wise diminishes tho importance of the defeat of Langism. These two decisions are the complete destruction of a movement that threatened tho whole financial future of Australia and the continuance of tho Federal union. ’ ’

Tho “Daily Express” and the “News-Chronicle” comment in similar

“Tho Times” in an editorial comment on tho New South Wales elections, says: “The more solid Labour elements emphatically repudiated Mr Lang because apparently they felt that Langism must be crushed if the movement was ever to regain its former hold. The result must be emphatically gratifying to the Commonwealth Government, whose policy of honest finance was almost impossible of fulfilment while Mr Lang was in control. The gratification must be tempered by regret at Mr Moore’s defeat in Queensland, but Mr Forgan Smith is a moderate and refused to associate himself with Mr Lang. The City’s markets will reopen to-day under cheerful circumstances. The result of the New South Wales election cannot fail to enhance Australian credit.” POSITION UNALTERED. Sydney, June 13. The elections were widely discussed in Sydney to-day. Already 32 new faces will be seen in the new Parliament, which is likely to be summoned next week. The fate of three doubtful seats is unlikely to be decided until the checking of preferences. Further counting of postal and absentee votes today made little change in Saturday’s figures. If anything they strengthened the positions of the anti-Labour candidates. The latest estimates confirm the week-end prediction that the state of parties will bo: Government Co Opposition 25 An unexpected feature of the country polling was the fact that the United Australia Party polled more heavily than the Country Party in a number of constituencies contested by both parties. Only entirely industrial seats in the Metropolitan and Newcastle districts were retained by tho Lang forces.