14 MAY 1927, Page 2

The conference on the South African flag has bro up

without deciding anything. Nobody- was sure at this, because the representatives of the Govern were under orders to rule out any design in which Union Jack was represented; and the delegates of Opposition not unnaturally retaliated by rejee any design in which the Union Jack was not re sented. In these circumstances- General He is determined to introduce his Flag Bill next w Apparently a bitter controversy can be avoided only the Labour Ministers vote in the Cabinet for dropping Bill. This is asking the Labour Ministers, however, go far against their general political interests. they throw over the Bill the Government will be in clan However long and bitter the controversy may be, the will be a Referendum at the end of it. General Hert promised it before he came to London for the Lupe Conference.