FEDERAL POLITICS
NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION. (United Press Association.) Received October 12, 5.5 p.m. SYDNEY, October 12. The no-confldence motion moved by the leader of the Country Party in the Federal Parliament will come up for discussion on Tuesday. The Daily Telegraph says the situation has big potentialities. The Country parly cannot hope to win, but it is stated that there are a number of Nationalists who desire to see Mr Hughes out of office, and if Hie Labour party decides to support the Country Party, these .malcontents will join the Opposition and Mr Hughes will be defeated. Should that eventuate it is expected that Mr Hughes will be able to form a new party of Nationalists and Moderate Labourites, who are opposed to the present extremist drift.
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Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14774, 13 October 1921, Page 5
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