Premier to Advise the Dissolution of Parliament Next Wednesday London, Sept. 28, statement by the Prime Minister, Mr.
ime Ramsay MecDonald, at the House Commons to-day, shows that the Government is Keeping its eye on food prices.
"The Government," said Mr. Ramsay MacDonald,' "is in dai {touch with importers, manufacturers, [wholesalers and retailers of staple comestibles. The the Government eons ith, whom in touch are anxious to ce-operate in preventing any exploitation of the present situation."
He said that there were ample supplies available at present, and he declared that if there was any ex ploitation of the situation the Government would not hesitate to take strong measures to suppress Mr. MacDonald hopes to make definite statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday regarding the winding up of the present session.
Mr, Arthur Henderson, leader of the Opposition, asked him for information on this point to-day.—Reuter, London, Sept, 29.
The King is arriving in London from Balmoral morrow and the question of the dissolution of Par-lament will probably be settled in. the course of the day.
The pos ability of a general election seems to hi the statement Seem re receded sie yesterday friends of the Prime Minister con-ferning Mr, Ramsay MacDonald's attitude—Reuter, Tondon, Sept, 29.
The question as to the imminence ota general election and the nes stone which the election wil be fought fill the political stage here. During the past weeks there has] imulative feeling yneral election in the near future fs inevitable, and in this feonnection the probability of the adoption of a tariff policy in Great} Britain has become more and more "ihe King arrived in London thi morning from his holiday at, Balmoral. He received the Prime' Miniter, te, Ramaay MacDonald Buckingham Palace early in arnoons ate, Ramsay' MacDonald was in audience for just over hour. A number of people assembled outside the Palace cheered him enthusiastically nis car drove awa; The Prime Minister returned to] No. 10 Downing Street. After short interval he proceeded to the House of Commons where a Cabinet
room. It is understood that, ameoting was convened in his private meeting fully discussed the pol situation and that an attempt was made to reach a definite decision with regard to the election issue, 'The' Cabinet sat for 90 minutes. It was then adjourned until to-morrow, no decision having. boon reached."
"Alter, tomorrow's Cabinet meeting it is expected that the Prime Minister will make a statement, the House of Commons, indicating the date upon which the present session will be concluded and the position with regard to an appeal to the electorate.
Meanwhile, the National Executive of the Labour Party has approved @ series of resolutions out-Tining the Election policy the party to be submitted to the annual conference of the Labour Party which is to be held at Scarborough ext week, This policy if adopted would involve a thoroughgoing. ex-{tension of schemes for socialization together with cert articles which, if [severely shake world confidence the stability of sterling. The pro-[gramme to be submitted for ap-Proval at Scarborough is [Summarised as follows:
The tmperition of tariffs con damned, (2) ay Frosh attempt to force sering ack on to. the gold standard (2) 'The party ato be_ pledged party Bleiged to Solty, tu rolosigcopentiare' on Thestplopment. dene ste hey: ie can ci ly es penal (ch Public control ie ths the whole financial gentry, including the Bank of Rillonalied" and' other Tening int The "mining induatey dustries are to be amalgamated into urge public monopolies (6) A advanced programme of is fen and gine ensures peace tro to be. Dra clit the third randing of the National Economy Bill, under which. the Government receives special powers to enforce the drastic, re-Suctions in expenditure applied, to fall-departments of state by Mr. Snowden in his Emergency Budget, passed the House of Commons, The Bill now goes to the House of Lords before passing into Inv.
'A motion for the rejection of the Bill was introduced by " Stafford Cripps, who was Solicitor-Genenal the late Labour Government, He said that the Opposition opposed the Bill on. the rounds. thatthe financial crisis did not, justify, 60 atic a monture the granting gency powers outside Par Control. The Labour motion was Jsefeated by 297 votes against 242.
While the third reading of the 3 being jan ugly demonstration of unemployed took Place outside in Parliament Square, A crowd of unemployed men had assembled with a petition, igned by 200,000 names, protesting against, the cuts in the "dole" to be enforced under the National Economy Bill. Disorderly scenes culminated in several baton charges by mounted police and ie wild rush by a thousand men to enter, the House of Lords. Later to-night number of unemployed men and we; mounted, Police from their hors arrests were made. The arrested persons were removed from Parliar ment Square after the greatest dif. culty through hostile crowds, was some hours before the streets Reuter. were cleared and traffic resumed—
London, Sept, 20.
Speaking in the House of Commons. this afternoon Mr, Rat MacDonald, the Prin announced" that present _extraor-wary session of Parliament will probably adjourn on October 7. Mi MacDonald stated that _whil Parliament will b adjourned it will not be prorogued. Hence, the statement of the Prime Ministr is interpreter as meaning that any plans which there might have beer for a general election have temporarily been held in abeyance, Before Mr. MacDonald made his statement Lord Reading, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, speaking in the House of, Lords announced that Parliament's present session will terminate on. October 7 "unless in the meantime something unforeseen has oceurt-
Supporting the interpretation that a general elect not ime minent, Mr. {iucetcnes in the Mouse of Commons maid told a
that on October 7 he hopes to he able to announce when the Parliament will reassemble. It, is known that Mr, MacDonald. believes, that for some time Great Britain have a Government above Although the Prime Minister, is prepared for a general lection should it come it appears that he hopes fora longer life for the National Government to enable, it economi in Britain-—United Pres London, Sept. 90.
Indicision still prevails in the Cabinet, with regard to the election issue. This morning it is regarded as unlikely that Mr. Ramsay Mac-Ponald will now be able to fulfil his promise to Mr. Arthur Henderson announcing in the House of ommogns thix afternoon when the present, session of Parliament will in the great and high latitudes concluded. lof polities li is fluid, elastic, mut able", declared Lord." Morley the jereat Liberal statesman, in his "Re-Collections". No. words' could: more aptly describe the present political situation in Great Britain. Unfit the Prime Minister thought aloud during the week-end, in, connection with. his plans for possibly apnea ing to the country as the head of. central arty he had given very little indiention of any pre-Hparedness to sponsor the Dra Etamme of any of -the present
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