THE COALITION PROPOSAL

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13324, 26 July 1915, Page 4

THE COALITION PROPOSAL

1 AN iNDErffIM '! TUil OPPOSITION IjdVN'jJARY', - B7 Telegrnpli.—Sppoial to " Tlie Tintei." v WELLINGTON, Jiil,v„24. ( r ' * The Goyeinnfenl ha? meeting in caucus timing the laflei poiMoi). of> tin 1 week 111 connection with the Ctibinef pioposals, The confeienei? coticliwlell on Satin da,\, but the Pnnie Minister had 110 lufoimation foi the pi ess oiiffluic the tact that ith(* paitj'hayloft the uhole mattei iii' Hie, hrififls of their leadoi , , ' That nsoful clement, lobb> goisip, has it that the foniiing of a National • Cabinet is as lcmntc nou as it ftasM loic cithci the Oppositional the Op, veinment caucus it is allejjfld that flie 1 otsoii toi theudcldJorJt the Opposition insist 011 -a'NWlistribution.of-: eeitam p6itfolios, the holdcis of ivhie,h have lost the confidence, .of the, pilbljc , ■ and member of Pailiament; but the Government pav(,v llfl ' n f^ r ,l e j. f P the one of thou "big giips/J 111 tin', -naA ' < ?'< it {«' , Glinted tint theiejim be s6mcihii}s« 111 thivaigunieut,'it inuit, bejpiitcnt jt() ( nnvoiuv.who cares,to look into,the ' tor that'the Opposirifiii (lo6s j ', , to. join -the' Cabinet- on, aocon;vt• of .* t t : ; pending taxation,proposals.^: ;T Tli tn h.ib to find an - money to cover,tjie,cost,of(thcijvarira^id. ■ someone has to pay. it., ■ ,TliCi qiie^ion,. - • _ < therefore;.is, .who.'-i§,toJtyithc-Wf-ym? » The Budget, is being .held : though it-is! nil-ready. foi; presentation to the-House, .tlip the National Cabinet ls'.formed ■ >-> coming. Libera Is .would .not. be,. 111 iavour. ; • of the method of. taxation ;ad(lptcd v by the Government-.-'. •.* .. v- j ■ Here is the whole, trouble. -.. If t-fOjiir Liberals join the; -Ministry, .tljej; jryist ; idontifv: tlioniHelvcsv with r ,-a t nd : thus' all, subsequent.... erftioism"t\vjll \b,6 , stiiied;, wlieroasi, if tjie.y-Vlo ; .'iiotj.iiiiyi, ■ there will be ample .blojv J the Government into theTwilde'rnes.S'.fo.r many .months; to, doine. .-.W-;.'*,,;. ■ . ■ ■ -There never has beeh.-unhniriijty >I)B-,. ■ - twe.en the'Massey. and Ward .parties !as • to- wljo islioulfl 'brunt I tion, and. there;n'eycv'.^Ull.bijlj : . r one party, desires,to tax:.tlivou^ti.t}ie 1 Customs,■ tlic .othqr ,desir.es,tp; raise4h.e > revenue through It.he .man'- on thfi 1 The former method- does jiptxoiproend... itself to democracy,, and 'of conr.se -the - -fanning community, is dead. "againsUtlie- - 1 latter* proposals'.' There ,'tiie';'matter. • stands'for; the present... ... . 1 .■ The!"GQ.yoi'iiinenliMs in; hope? of .hei'jig • able to effect a a in ,the m^t ; , ■ tor, and I hero-may')ir? news "of't-jiis'ajf-'. 1 rangement ■. to-morrow, but"'to-day-ftie . 1 * 3 nn Abyss.. .... : : -:v l: t