THE LIBERALS’ ATTITUDE.

Northern Advocate, 12 June 1929, Page 5

THE LIBERALS’ ATTITUDE.

SIR H. SAMUEL'S EXPOSITION, CHECK ON EXTREMISM, (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Received 11.22 a.m.) LONDON, June 11.

As indicating the Liberal attitude .to the MacDonald Government, Sir Herbert Samuel, in a letter to Mr Robert Bernays, Liberal candidate for Rugby, says: ‘ ‘ The Liberal Party at the general election urged the country to end Conservatism as a feeble, stumbling administration, also not to consent to rash Socialistic experiments. The nation has done both these things. Only through the existence of the Liberal Party and its effective Parliamentary representatives has it been possible to achieve both simultaneously, 5,000,000 Liberal votes enabling the nation to reject both Socialism and Toryism. “The present Government has full opportunity for its measures, which the House of Commons is likely to receive favourably, but if the Government adopts an immoderate policy the Liberal Party must be there and ready. ”

MISS BONDFIELD’S DILEMMA, EQUAL RECOGNITION RIGHTS. MALE ATTIRE AT LEVEES. (United Service.) (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, June 11. Miss Margaret Bondfield, as the first woman Privy iCouncillor, can only assert her rights to equal recognition with men if she goes to the King’s levees in velvet knee-breeches and cocked hat.

“That,” says a “Daily News” commentator, “is at present the only solution of the problem which her appointment creates. Responsible officials are hoping that the occasion will not arise when they will leave to tell Miss Bondfield that she may have entered the Cabinet, but levees are such a male province that she can only attend in male guise, as levee dross is the only costume recognised.” On the other hand, Mr Austin Hortslot, an official of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office and a leading authority on Court dress, and the author of a text book thereon, says that Miss Bondfield attending Court functions would wear a woman’s usual Court dress, as there is no ruling regarding the unprecedented question of a woman Privy Councillor’s uniform.”

EMPIRE POLICY. EAiRL-Y PRONOUNCEMENT. (Australian Press Association.) (Received 1.1 •"> p.m.) LONDON, Juno 11. The .political correspondent of the ‘‘Daily .Herald” says that It is learned today that Mr Sidney Webb will shortly make a pronouncement regarding Labour’s Empire policy. This is as the result of requests to know what Labour intends, but it has not yet been decided what form it will take, Mr Webb is busy at the Dominions' Office studying the position, with which he is not very familiar.