POLITICS IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21911, 21 September 1934, Page 12

POLITICS IN BRITAIN

CONSERVATIVE PARTY PENDING CONFERENCE LONDON, Sept. 19 The dangers of a dictatorship will discussed at the Conservative Party's .~o Conference to be opened on October 4. The report of the central council claims that the strife and bloodshed of foreign dictatorships are thrown into ! Jvivid prominence against tho peaceful r -f' restoration'of Britain's fortunes, which ,' f j pays the greatest tribute to the British system of constitutional government. ; a . The conference will consider a motion -V Suggesting the formation of a league for preserving the Constitution from a ~ ? dictatorship. Viscount Wolmer, member of the House of Comrtions for Aldershot, will table a resolution asking thi Governtnent immediately to reform the House off Lords in order to rescue the Constitution from its present dangerous position, •ic-

LIBERAL FEDERATION ELECTION CANDIDATES •V- *AS /MANY AS POSSIBLE" ?■> LONDON, Sept. 19 The executive of the Liberal Federation has decided to contest as many Beats as possible at the next general election. It is understood that it regards 400 candidates as the minimum. The Liberals /will make no compacts with other parties The executive also has passed a resolution demanding an armiiments inquiry in Britain similar to that now being held in America. LABOUR PARTY / j : EXTREMISTS REBUFFED •,«- -/ , LONDON, Sept. 19 The Labour Party's Conference, to be r fcpened at Southport on October 1, will ry tionaider the executive's report explaining the decision to reject the proposals u of the Communist and Independent > Labour Parties for a united front iigainst Fascism. It is announced that Mr. Arthur Henderson's resignation from the secre- *' taryship will take effect as from December 31. The position after that will „ toot be held by a Cabinet Minister.