Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23

Hold Emergency Session.
In the meantime, behind brown brick
walls Of 10 Downing street Prime Min
lister Macdonald and his cabinet coll
leagues fashioned plan by which they
hoped to save their government and to
meet the emergency.
At the end of the session the follow
ing communique was issued:
1.-THE cabinet has been putting the
finishing touches to scheme which.
1t is believed, win meet the situation.
The members viii assemble tomorrow
to hear the results
At the same time it was said by the
highest authority at buckingham Palace
that King George was returning from
Scotland of his own volition. because
he wishes to be on hand In time
of crisis for Great Britain. when grave
Developments are taking place, and not
because Prime Minister Macdonald has
indicated an intention to resign.
What the plan OF the prime minister
and his colleagues on the cabinet was,
to weather the storm Of the Trades
Union Council on the one hand and
the deepest convictions Of certain cabi-
net members as wen as the demand
of opposition leaders for broad slesnes
made public.
Loss Of support Seen.
There were indications, however, that
whatever compromises the new plan
contains, it was such that the govern
ment would have to proceed without
the proper cooperation OF the Trades
Union Council, by far the largest body
of its supporters.
A high off1cial Of the council tonight
said nothing has changed its attitude
from the complete opposition expressed
Yesterday. The Trades Union Council.
he said, had said all they had to
say. and would say no more until they
meet at Bristol a week before the an
nual congress"
AS generally understood, the position
of the prime minister in the present
situation has been that next years
budget be balanced and the prospective
deficit of about $500. 00O, 900 be met by a
policy of equal sacrifices for all-appar-
emily involving salary cuts, cut in the
dole and imposition OF new taxes 10
make I'D the remainder that Is needed.
The Trades Union Council has re-
fused to grant that the emergency is so
great as to require cut in the dole"
and some of its members indicated they
would even approve revenue tarih IN
preference.
Snowden May Resign.
A section of the cabinet, represented
by Philip Snowden. chancellor OF the
exchequer, has been unalterably OPP
posed to revenue tariffs, or tariffs Of
any other kind, and for Prime Minister
Macdonald to agree to tariff might
mean that he would be forced to accept
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Che Liberal party also has been Bit
terry opposed to revenue tariffs and the
Macdonald government depends upon
either Liberal votes or abstentions in
the House Of Commons for its contin-
uance in office.
The Conservatives, who are repre-
sented in the conversations at 10 Down.
ing street by Sir Samuel Hoare and Sir
Donald MscLean, have demanded fatty
that the major part of next years
deficit be met with reductions in ex-
penditure. particularly in the dole and
in salaries.
It is between these widely conflicting
viewpoints that the prime minister and
his cabinet colleagues have had 70
thread their way to plan-or a resig-
nation
In view of the continued opposition
OF the Trades Union Council, some
quarters believed the plan mentioned
in this afternoons announcement
would provide for cutting down the
dole and trimming salaries
Faces Triple Problem.
In spite of the announcement of the
new plan and the declaration that the
King was returning to London OF his
own accord there was no denying the
gravity of the situation. The prime
minister. bereft of considerable sup