AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume Li, Issue 16894, 26 November 1925, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.

FIGURES UNCHANGED. (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) SYDNEY, Nov. 25. There is no change in the election figures. - Mr. Theodora slightly improved his position for the Herbert seat, reducing Dr. Notts’ lend to 283, but it is not thought there are sufficient votes yet -to come to put him ahead. MR THEODORE’S DEFEAT. (Received Nov. 26, 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 26. Mr Theodore has now been definitely defeated for Herbert. VOTE AGAINST CLASS GOVERNMENT. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, Nov. 24. The Times states : “The elections in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada had one common result, namely, the eclipse of the Country party. It has been shown that people of a great democracy will not stand for class government. The defeat of Labor in Australia was a tribute not to the strength of the Bruce-Page coalition, but to Mr Bruce and the Nationalists, for in spite of the Labor defeat the Country party actually lost, while a handful of farmers in New Zealand apparently found it politic to merge their identity with the Reform Government of Mr Coates.” The Daily Telegraph i says: “The chapter of events now opening in Australia has a peculiar opening for British Labor, which may well turn for inspiration to the searching practical line of action against the Communists advocated by Mr Theodore.” ELECTION LESSONS. ADVICE TO BALDWIN. WHY BRUCE WON. LONDON, Nov. 17. The Daily Graphic, in a leading article, headed, “On Stanley. On,” suggests that Mr. Baldwin), should take a friendly hint from the reports of Mr. Bruce’s success. “Although Australian politics seldom overshadow those of Westminster, despite the pending opening of a momentous session’ of the Mother of Parliaments, there is, says the article, the liveliest -interest in the Commonwealth elections because, broadly, Stanley Bruce had to face the same problems and a similar subversive fortion’s quack panacea, for all economic ills as confront Stanley Baldwin. British Conservatives hail the Australian success with tho greatest satisfaction. LABOR’S OFFENCE. Mr. Bruce defeated Labor not because it was Communist, but bocause u placed class above national interests, declining to defend constitutional government against revolutionary raids. It is comforting to letup that people so willing to politically experiment ns are the Australians .are 'still faithful to the true principles oif democracy. Nevertheless, the Baldwin Cabinet should note that Mr. Bruce does not owe his victory to his appeal for the maintenance of law and order against Communism so much as to his opening of the campaign with a- sound constructive policy, especially his promise to restore the workers’ freedom upon which the trade unions are encroaching more and more.