POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20827, 20 March 1931, Page 11

POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY.

POSITION IN BRITAIN.

LIBERALS HOLD CONOLAVE.

PACT WITH LABOUR PARTY.

EFFORT TO ARRANGE.

By Telegraph—Press' Association—Copyright,

(Reoeived March 19. 7.45 p.m.) LONDON, March 19

Thirty-five Liberal M.P.'s attended the party's emergency meeting in the House of Commons last evening. After the leader, Mr. Lloyd George, had mado a statement on the political situation the meeting decided to defer its decision until Tuesday. Ib is understood that in the meanwhile an effort will be made to secure an arrangement whereby the Liberals will undertake to support the Government for a definite term in carrying out a specific policy, which is to include unemployment schemes. : . •

Mr. George's scheme is not available, but it iv understood that a definite pact with the Labour Party is involved.

ELECTORAL REFORM.

BILL TO BE PRESSED.

CHIEF LIBERAL WfllP RESIGNS.

(Received March 19, G. 45 p.m.) British Wireless. RUGBY, March 18. Tlio Prime Minister, Mr. Mac Donald, announced in the House of Commons today the Government's intention to proceed after Easter with the Representation of the People (Electoral Reform) Bill upon tho clause in which abolishing University representation in the House the Government was defeated on Monday. As a protest against the cross voting by the Liberals which contributed to the defeat of this clause the chief Liberal Whip, Sir Archibald Sinclair, has resigned. The resignation has not yet been accepted.

MK. BALDWIN PRAISED.

ATTACK ON HOSTILE PRES&

FROM MEEKNESS TO INVECTIVE.

LONDON. March 18,

Commenting upon the speech made yesterday by the Leador of the Conservative Party, Mr, Baldwin, in Queen's Hall, the Morning Post says:—Mr. Baldwin is stronger in leadership as a result of his attack upon the Rothermevo and Beaverbrook press. Moreover, he has retaliated upon one of his assailants ■'with a talent for invective which would not have been suspected in <>o meek a man. • The Daily Telegraph sayß Mr. Baldwin's performance has no parallel in British political history for a full century. His silence only encouraged his adversaries, but yesterday he paid the PQore in full. The Daily Herald comments that in one houi Mr. Baldwin returned with" interest seven, years of personal attacks upon him by the press barons. It was as Baldwin the Terrible that he subdued 3000 cheering people to silence in a speech without precedent in our generation. The News , Chronicle expresses the opinion that Mr. Baldwin's language was justified as far as the attack of which he complained was concerned, but it questions whether such action as that speech will promote the decencies of public life.