LABOUR IDEALS

Northern Advocate, 11 June 1929, Page 5

LABOUR IDEALS

MACDONALD BROADCAST BIG THINGS DEVELOPING. NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 11 a.m.) RUGBY, June 9. Air MacDonald-, the new Prime Minister, issued the following statement from the London station of the British Broadcasting Corporation yester day evening;'— “My colleagues and 1 have just returned from Windsor, where we received our seals of office from the King. The Government is therefore properly constituted now, and I wish to take this early opportunity of thanking the country for tho confidence it has placed in us, “Mr Thomas has been placed at tho head of the organisation which will survey and tackle with energy the most practical means of dealing with unemployment, not only by relief works, but by plans directed by the idea of national reconstruction. Those working with him will be specially concerned with this problem. “I have been sceptical of reducing within a year the figures of unemployment to what has been called normality, but everything that can bo done will be done, and. that as speedily as possible. ’ ’ “I cannot, of course, anticipate the terms of the King’s Speech, which will be presented as soon as the new Parliament meets. While it will not he possible in the short time available before Parliament meets to study all the complexities of laws like those of pensions, it is our intention to deal promptly with certain simpTfe difficulties like those of the provisions made for widows. A good deal of this kind of work we shall try to do while bigger things arc developing.

"We have come back from the election campaign just a little tired in body, and you will not grudge ns a few days’ rest, before we meet the House of Commons. ' The departments will be working with vigour during . our absence, preparing material for us to labour on. I hope the nation will quietly and buoyantly go on with its task of industrial recovery and expansion.

’CLEAR COURSE

EXTREMISTS-ADMONISHED,

. 1 ‘ LEAVE WELL ALONE. ’’ (Australian Press Association.) (Rpceivedi 8.32 a.m) . . LONDON, June 10. The "Morning Post" says: "There is nothing to alarm, - but much to -reassure, in Mr MacDonald’s broadcast message. Mr -MacDonald is evidently in good humour, -and his path has been made unexpectedly straight. Presumably he .is-not preparing a big offensive against conditions which make for confidence and the stability of industry, and is not intending to penalise industries which are daring to' be prosperous.

, “The declarations of some of his colleagues, who are. more eager to, injure the capitalist than to benefit the wage-earner, leave -little ground for hoping that the)-"'Socialist Government will leave well alone, but if Mr MacDonald’s policy is better than their professions he will do much to deserve the confidence he desires to earn.’’ FOREIGN POLICY. RUSSIAN RELATIONS. ■CONSULTATION WITH AMERICA. (United Service.) (Received 8‘32 a.m.) LONDON, .Time 10. The “Daily Herald,’’ in a leader dealing with Air Arthur Henderson’s foreign policy, says: “Labour intends to lay new emphasis on the importance of the League of Nations, development of arbitration, resumption of rotations with. Russia, evacuation of the Rhineland and improvement and strengthening of relations with the United States, constituting a programme .--the fulfilment of which will mark a. gigantic stop towards peace. It is a good omen, too, that Mr MacDonald and Mr Henderson are expecting an opportunity for personal contact and consultation with the American Government. ’’

“STILL MR WEBB.”

NOT mVN'SPER®BD TO LORDS. CRYPTIC IN T R ODUCTTO N, (Australian Press Association.) (Received 11.40 a.m.) LONDON - , June 10. The first Cabinet meeting was held this morning. It lasted half an hour, A talkie film was made of Mr Macdonald introducing .Mr Sidney Webb, the Prime Minister announcing; “He is still Mr Weird). ” PRIVATE SECRETARY, PRIME' MINISTER'S ASSISTANT. P A RLI AM EXT CAP A CITY. (Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 10. Mr L. Mac Neil Weir, M.P., has been appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mr MacDonald. Mr Weir, has had a varied career as journalist, actor, sailor, teacher, and lecturer in political economy.