CAMPAIGN NEARS END

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17608, 26 October 1931, Page 7

CAMPAIGN NEARS END

ELECTIONS IN BRITAIN STRONG NATIONAL SUPPORT FINAL BROADCAST SPEECHES (British Official Wireless.) Roc. noon. RUGBY, Oct. 24. Air. MacDonald, in a final broadcast on Saturday niglit, made a candid appeal to Hie class which selected him to do their duty to the nation. He asked that the tariff issue be solved in accordance with the interests of those whom it most concerned, namely the workers. lie addressed himself to the people of England. and was prepared to stand or fall by their verdict. Referring to reports spread by the Opposition that .if he was returned he would shortly assume an important post overseas, Air. MacDonald said an offer already had been made, but was refused. It is understood that the post was in India. Lady Houston resents the Conservatives being led by Ah. MacDonald, and her yacht. Liberty, in Southampton Waters, displays an electric sign, “Down with Ramsay MacDonald, the traitor.” The yacht .is reported to bo going to Scaham Harbor during the week-end. VIEWS OF PARTY LEADERS

Mr. MacDonald returned yesterday to hi s own constituency, and had an enthusiastic reception at three meetings. Mr. Baldwin, at York, said a great crisis had brought him and Air. MacDonald together in one Government, and they would work together loyally Lord Invin spoke at Doncaster in support of the National Government last night. He declared that the improssioq which Britain had made on the world was of vital importance to world stability. Lord Grey referred in a speech at Dewsbury to Mr. Lloyd George’s advice to Liberals that where the choice is between a protectionist National candidate and a free trade Labor candidate to vote for the latter, and said: “I say exactly the opposite.” The Prime Minister and Air. Baldwin, for National Government supporters, and Mr. Henderson, for Labor, have given their views on the international policy as it affects the League of Nations. Air. AlaeDonald and Air. Baldwin isay co-operation with the League in all its activities must be the corner-stone of the foreign policy of any British Government. The National Government will do everything in its power to promote a pacific settlement of international disputes. It also will do its utmost to secure the fullest possible success of tho Disarmament Conference. Mr. Henderson declares his support of the view that tho British Government should use all its powers to influence and promote the authority of the League. SPECTACULAR METHODS Last night Air. Henderson presented the case for the Labor Party over the wireless. He ’ asserted that world capitalism had broken down even in countries where its authority was thought most secure, and described the remedy of ■ the Labor Party as a planned reconstruction of national life which would put tho national wellbeing before private advantage. The only speculation now in connection with the election is the size of the National Government’s majority. The election is proceeding quickly to its close. While singularly uneventful, all up-to-date methods arc operating aeroplanes, speedboats, motor launches, and talkie vans being utilised for propaganda. Twelve Conservative talkie vans have addressed 1200 meetings. A single van held a crowd of 6000. A number of candidates attract crowds at open-air meetings by means of songs and speeches from gramophones. There are 29,523,602 electors, 668,944 more than in 1929, divided into 15,149,947 women and 13,908,745 men. LEADER WITHOUT A PARTY Restaurants everywhere are arranging special dinners and dance suppers, at which the results will bo shown and announced till 2 o’clock in the morning. The number of counts on Tuesday night will be slightly larger than in 1929. Some results will not be known locally until 2 o’clock in the morning. Results expected on Tuesday night total 215, and those on Wednesday 315. Air. MacDonald’s vote at Seabam is not expected until Wednesday afternoon, when also Air. Churchill’s will become available, and Sir John Simon’s. Generally speaking, only tho results of the towns will be ready bv Tuesday night. Air. IJoyd George’s latest utterance, whilst interesting, is not considered likely to affect the issue except, perhaps, in AVales. Air. Lloyd George is now described as “a leader without a party” unless it bo the Labor Party, for the newspapers tabulate only six Lloyd Georgians—himself, Afiss Alegan and Alajor Gwilym Lloyd Gcorgo, Major Goronwy Owen, Air. Frank Owen and Air. Edgar AVallaco. Lord Grey and other Liberals repudiate Mr. Lloyd George's advice to free traders to vote Labor, expressing the opinion that the Labor Party’s policy is fraught with disaster.

INTEREST ON CONTINENT ANXIETY OVER TARIFFS i (Received Oct. 26, 11 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 25. The French press is deeply interested in the British elections. The general conclusion is that the National Government will win by a workable, but not an overwhelming majority. The newspapers emphasise, that this will be a commercial h(ow to France owing to the uncertainty regarding tariffs against French goods. Berlin papers, on tho contrary, show little interest in the campaign, and are only fciuccriHifl ut the lute of toe sterling and tho possibility of sleep protection. The Sunday Times Moscow correspondent says the Izvcstia, forecasting a big British swing to the right, speaks more confidently than the Conservatives themselves. “Tho Conservatives are victorious before the election begins,” it says. “The Liberal split makes tho brilliant but sly IJoyd George ridiculous. The liberals arc routed in advance. Labor is thrown in disorder by tho defection of its most eminent leaders, whose revelations aro merciless.” Ibo Izvestia. sees Communism as the only hope in a hopeless world. ______