FEDERAL POLITICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17438, 9 April 1931, Page 7

FEDERAL POLITICS

GOVERNMENT'S DANGER ■ BEASLEY GROUP ABSENT CRISIS NEXT TUESDAY-(KI.-c Tel, Copyright—United Press Assn.); April 8. ". When the House of Representatives reassembles on Tuesday the Sculliu Government will he withoutaniajontyi owing to the fact' that the Beasley group of Labpritcg will he campaigns ing with the New South WaW Premier, Mr. Lang, who is' placing" his financial plan before the people of the other States. v; Mr. Beasley notified Mr.Scullin accordingly,' whereupon Mr. Scullur telegraphed insisting that Mr. Beasley* and his colleagues lie in their .place's at the reopening of the session. ;'..* Mr. Beasley replied that they'would be unavailable until April .21. : . I Therefore, unless Parliament is pro-' logued, the Government is certain to be defeated.

Mr. Lyons, M.l'., commenting orf Mr. Scullin's decision to delay the Federal elections for three, months or longer, says that the Primes Minister is merely sparring for time; ;\' "Tb<* honest thing to do is to go to the people at once,'" he said. ' ' ! ,' '*'' i'"" * COMMENT IN LONDON , * ADVICE TO STOCKHOLDERS • - - LONDON.' April-7. -* The Morning Post, discussing the desirability of holding "up.-tlie selling of Australian stocks "at "the present low prices, emphasises that Australia's natural resources are so great as to make the bonds-look-exceeding-ly cheap, and concludes: "It is-ncrt necessary, to sell Australian stocks at the present level, but are so intermingled with polities that there must'be a period of anxiety until the elections, and until there aW clear signs of the fulfilment of. all con tracts.'.' • ■• •"-" ■•'•