DICTATORSHIP?

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20433, 25 February 1938, Page 7

DICTATORSHIP?

PREMIER’S CONTROL MOULDER OF POLICY COLLEAGUES ONLY SUBORDINATE United Pr«M A*«n.—Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received Feb. 25. 1.10 p.m.) LONDON. Feb. 24 The Associated Press says:— "It Is more evident every minute that Mr. Chamberlain Is concentrating around himself a control more exclusive than anything hitherto under British constitutional government. Henceforth, It may be found that all policy will be born at No. 10 Downing Street, as distinct from respective Government Departments. Mr. Chamv berlaln will be the Government and his Cabinet colleagues may be little more than conventional subordinates. • The bearing on Anglo-Dominion relations cannot be exaggerated be- ; cause, however divergent are the views regarding Mr. Eden’s policy, nobody denies that he had made pos- j sible *n steady, consistent interpretation thereof abroad. He spread frankness between the Foreign Office and the public here and in the Dominions,! rendering it possible for the news- J papers to keep the public and the Dominions abreast of policy, whereas, all this is now’ threatened with cur- j Uiiment. if not extinction.” KING AND MINISTERS AUDIENCE AT THE PALACE CONVERSATIONS IN ITALY (OrDc;«i Wireless) (Received Feb. 23, 11.10 am. RLGBY. Feb. 24 The King gave audience to the Prime Minister and Viscount Halifax at Buckingham Palace. The latter was present as Lord President of the Council for the meet- j in g of the Privy Council. The Earl of Perth, British Ambassador, arrived In London from Rome to receive instructions with a view to the opening in Rome on his return of Anglo-Italian conversations. ITALY’S DESIRE GOODWILL TO BRITAIN LADY CHAMBERLAIN’S MESSAGE T ASSURANCE TO PREMIER United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received Feb. 25, 11.5 a.m.) LONDON. Feb. 24 The correspondent of the British United Press quotes an authoritative source as -stating that Lady Austen Chamberlain had several talks with Signor Mussolini and Count Ciano. It is understood that she wrote assuring Mr Neville Chamberlain that Italy had no aggressive or destructive designs 'gainst Britain. On the contrary Signor Mussolini desired better relations with Britain on the basis of mutual recognition of the vital but uneonfllctlng Interests of the two oountrles. CONFIDENCE IN AFRICA MR CHAMBERLAIN’S POLICY GENERAL HERTZOG’S support L'-'lted Press Assn.— tier. TeL CopyHgb*. (Received Feb. 25, 11 a.m.) CAPETOWN, Feb. 24 In expressing complete confidence in Mr Chamberlain, General Hertzog said: Mr Chamberlain has my full support in his policy and in the method in which ne is executing it.”