THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18206, 27 September 1922, Page 9

THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

EARLY ELECTION UNLIKELY PASSING OF WAR CLOUD. A DRAMATIC CHANGE. By Telesraph—Press Association —Copyright. ~. (Received 4.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON. Sept. 25. The political correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette reports that there is a profound indisposition in well-informed circles to regard a general election as imminent. Ha says that the political outlook has changed with dramatic suddenness as the result of the passing of the Near East war cloud. If Mr. Lloyd George takes no action within ten days it may be takon for granted that he not appeal to the country this year. Labour, on the other hand, is convinced that there will be a general election this year, and is making plans accordingly.

LABOUR'S ATTITUDE. LLOYD GEORGE CRITICISED. Eenter. LONDON, Sept. 25. Mr. J. R. dynes. Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party, in a speech at Bridport. salid that the silence imposed on the Labour deputation to the Prime Minister enabled sections of tho press to say that Labour was so much in agreement with tho Government that nothing was to be said to embarrass it. He did not share that view. Labour must not be taken as sharing responsibility for what was done or proposed. The Government was responsible for a policy which brought the country to the brink of war on a question which had arisen owing only to continued blunders in regard to the peace settlements. He declared that Mr. Lloyd George signalled to the ends of the earth appealing for men from the Dominions to fight before real pacific measures had been tried.