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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 6 May 1924, Page 7

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i —— j BY CABLE— PRESS ASSOCIATION^COPYRISHT; [ Received May 6, 11.5 a.m. i ' LONDON, April 5. Several Ministers and Labourite Commoners in the week-end made speeches, in which they vigorously resented the Liberals' attempt to browbeat the Government over proportional representation. They declared that it was not intended to make any terms with the Liberals. Miss Margaret Bondfield, speaking at Northampton, described the Liberal ultimatum as a political blunder of the first magnitude. She said that it was incredible that any experienced parlfa- I mentary party could imagine Labour would either be cajoled or coerced into altering its programme by threat of being turned out. They we're ready for an election whenever the Liberals and Conservatives decided to force one." The Daily Herald does not expect that the rumours of Liberal reprisals will prevent the Liberals supporting the Government in reference to the McKenna duties.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.