Federal Polltics.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12541, 29 April 1904, Page 2

Federal Polltics.

PRESS OPINIONS. United Presar Association.— By Electrlo A -. Ttlegraphv— Copyright. ... : . Londom, April 27. The Daily News says Mr Watson's position is interesting, though unstable. The Financial News is sorry for Australia, and not particularly hopeful asrto the success of the ae*t loan. The Standard says there is room to hope that a quiescent majority will assert itself. r The Times does not expect any attempt to apply the labour doctrines in practice will succeed, but a desire will be generally felt that the experiment should be fairly made. '< Melbourne, Ayril 27* The Deakin-Beid compromise is a temporary arrangement. Mr Deakin rose first as heading the defeated Ministry, and Mr Reid later as head of the Opposition. Mr Deakin hopes he will be able to come to an,understanding with Mr* Reid on the course to be pursued. London, April 27. The replacing of Mr Deakin has absolutely not affected prices of colonial stocks 1 . * Melbourne, April 27. Mr Watson, in the, House, said he was not prepared to state what his programme would be, but it would certainly include the pushing on of a Conciliation and Arbitration Bill. Mr Deakin has been elected Leader. The Reidites passed a vote of confident* in Mr Reid. The question of coalition was mentioned.- ' Jffr Watson, in the London Daily Chronicle, asks British Trades Union- 1 ists and worjeing men generally to hold their judgment in suspense, and not believe biased, stories. 1 At the first Cabinet the new Ministry decided to' refuse entrance to ten Chinese who arrived at Port Darwin with State exemption certificates. In accordance with a recent decision, the Federal Government will not drecognise Stci&alcettinpajtes Unless the molders prove to be old residents with vested interests. The Daily Chronicle anticipates that Mr Wat Won wtflifollow, necessarily, a mottatote piplfcy. Labour is in office 1 , Hut is not ' yet fn utaf eutered pv>ww. ; The Financial News says the circumstances of the -present grouping of the' Cohcarionwfealth Parliament jprifl act as a check on Socialistic expiorixncftytß. It wfll extend to the Ministry a* friendly welcome, but ft iwouldbe fatal to assume an absence of danger, because the p*arty has Keen oircumspect in arranging the oprider of precedence of its denfarids. NeVertil*U4e, wh^e <*rt/&m starts otf extraVagatnee may berfearett, there is no special reason to fear accentuation of a policy suck as the btufding of useless railways', whienftas lately Uedo Wringing Aiasti'alian credit into sore 'tfUrepute. That ptolicy does not lie specially at ih© doors of tWb labour party. B<fceiv<tf April 29, 8 a.m. London, April 28. •Mr John Butns, Labour M.P., is confident that Mr Watson will establish a pfcdcjedettt for. the; entire, labour world, anid trusts that, he will temper authority with toleration,? artd govern wrtih getaefoarty. Received April 29, 9.53 tuaa. Melbourne, April 29. {Mr Watson received congratuSattons from jul 'tfaSris, incfu'disg New Zcatend. ! '* 5 s * • Mr Watson says he does not think' H VWy ilie Labour Party will attempt to put< any ptesfture on M&rist'ens, l>ut will ptefer to keep to Hh'eirown functions,, knowing that Ministers have to r«fy experience of o'fftce to s*ay wVat'are pra^ic(ablrf projects of the Lattour Party. ProieWs were not intend«*d to be carried oftrt immJekJrate\y, Hat heKopeVl means would be found, witfcin a reasonable time, for rel&tf&ftidn bfWe^ faeaip. ißeceiveVJ April 29, 9.53 afenf Melbourne, April 29. Mr 'Wtttson, referring to statements made by the St.. James' Gazette. saldUhat assuming that tnb actual Labour programme had been publish ed, thefetwas no^kxg *i H nbt ib consonance with the views he had forwardedto London, and, the carrying of it out would not "necessarily involve j extravagant finance. Nothing would be done lay the Government that Wan nofeW a strictly c^mtoereial Kasis. Tik party's programme did not in any Vay dontfadict his at'aieWent that ih'e (Sbyetnmant, yowT4 p^iyp^opeV fe^ard %o tmtM&v and ptevemt wasteful- expenditure. The reason he «ff'not make the' statement =to the VeH^ame pre*r that he cabled to the London, ptejs was, that it seemed to io?*a*tf earfy frtofcs to nO*y myi<*t that might be felt) in TBtigtftnd. Beyarying the financial policy oftKe new Government, so ar as Aina^alia vas' concern«Jo\ PaOlia^ mtenf wouM Wave the first statement in tKe taager. Lt t . , .