The Australian Commonwealth.
(.I'd- Press Association—Copyright) MELBOURNE, May IS). The Deakinito caucus decided that' there could be no coa(ition excepting under the leadership of Deatjin, and subsequently the Hon. Reid forwarded a letter to Deakin, waiving any claim that he might have to the leadership. '/ . .Mr Deakin says his reason for not wishing to take office was due to the pain of being separated from his old colleagues. He looked to Sir G. Turner to lead' his party. No further developments have been revealed to-night. - LONDON,. May lfi. The Daily News says that Mr Watson's proposals have an extraordinary interest for the British public, for it will be remarkajble if a programme aiming at the consolidation of. the Commonwealth to aii extent never before attempted, and at the speedy completion of the Australian nationality, should be carried out by a Labour Ministry.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7842, 20 May 1904, Page 7
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142The Australian Commonwealth. Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7842, 20 May 1904, Page 7
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