Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28
LADOR|TES
GUST MACDONALD
Henderson Named Party
Leader-Tories and Liber-
ais Vote to Back Regime.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, August 2S.-Ramsay Mac
Doalnd, three times prime minister of
Great Britain, today was ousted as
leader of the Labor party and Arthur
Henderson was elected his successor.
Uncle Arthur" as he is known In
the HOUSE, now will lead the opposition
against the man whom he served as
foreign secretary in the recent Labor
government. Only of the 230 mem
bers Of the Labor Parliamentary party
voted TO retain Mr.. Macdonald at to-
days meeting.
The others lined up solidly behind
the alternative proposals which organ
lied labor is advancing as substitutes
for the program Of the non-partisan
national government. The heart of
their scheme is adamant opposition to
cuts in the unemployment dole.
Two Parties Back Regime.
Replacement of Mr.. Macdonald as
the party chief was inevitable in the
face Of the bitter resentment by labor
to his organization of the national cab
met. His position in the government
remains unchanged. Although he is
without mandate from the Labor
party, he Still is the head OF the non
partisan emergency regime formed to
balance the budget
The erstwhile opposition, both Con-
sentative and Liberal, has Endorsed the
participation of those party leaders in
the present arrangement
Meanwhile Macdonald, resting" at
Lossiemouth from the strain of the past
few weeks, telephoned his Downing
street Office to deny reports he already
has decided not to be a candidate for
Parliament In the next general election.
Llody George Concurs.
The Liberals and Conservatives, in
party session., voted Endorsement on the
part their leaders are taking in the re-
organized cabinet. and Lord Reading,
Liberal foreign secretary, announced at
his party's session that David Lloyd
George, the Liberal leader, has con-
CURED in all the Liberal decisions taken
thus far
His statement refuted another rumor
that Mr.. Lloyd George would take the
field against the new regime as soon
as he RECEIVERS his health.
Still another report had Chancellor
Philip Snowden resigning from the cab
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this one with a statement that he will
hold ca to the end, retiring from poll
tics after this national emergency.
He reached this decision four months
ago, he said and informed Mr.. Mac
Donald at that time that when the
budget YVES out Of the way he would ask
to be relieved from his Office. Mr.
Snowden has been in bad health for
some time.
Jowitt Accepts Post.
The government is working night and
day through two cabinet committees,
one Of which is outlining economy leg
islation and the other looking over the
general state of parliamentary business.
BY tonight the Economy Committee
expects to have its proposals fully out
lined and the schedule will be submit
ted to all the cabinet members before
the full cabinet meeting on Monday.
On September the cabinet will make
its appearance before the Commons in
special session.
This afternoon it was announced that
Sir William Jowitt had accepted the
appointment as attorney general, giving
the prime minister the fifth Labor
member in the ministry.
Credit Negotiations Under Way.
Great Britain was informed today by
reports from New York and Paris that
negotiations are under waT to raise
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