LABOR HOSTILE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16374, 23 June 1927, Page 7

LABOR HOSTILE

LORDS' REFORM SCHEME HEREDITARY SEATS OPPOSED (The Times:) :'.'; LONDON, June 22. The Times' political representative says that Labor's attitude towards - the reform of the House of Lords is frankly hostile to any. seheine preserving even to a limited .extent the hereditary principle in the Upper House. 'They argue that hereditary Peers, re-elected by their fellows, will ■ be "naturally' those . attending most regularly, and, therefore; the present system will be-maintained under a different guise. The Labor party also strongly objects to the. suggestion that no future reform or abolition shall be carried out except- by consent of the Upper House itself. The Liberals also hold this view, and they will resist any proposals to dra'stieajly alter the Parliament-Act. They also strongly oppose the suggestion, that the task of certifying a money Bill shall be transferred from tho Speaker to a joint committee of the two Houses. " LIBERALS' OPPOSITION "A TORY MACHINE" (Australian and N.Z. Cabta Association.) \ (Received July 23, 11 aan.) \. LONDON, June 22. . Mr. Lloyd George conferred with Liberal peers and reached, a decision' that the Liberals should oppose the Government's reform proposals with all their might on the ground that the * schemo weakens;the House' of. Com-, mons and strengthens the Hou#.:of Lords, making the latter chamber a Tory machine for ever.