28 MARCH 1931, Page 3

New South Wales Mr. Lang, the Premier of New South

Wales, has re- quested the Secretary of State for the Dominions to recall the GoVernor, Sir Philip Game. The Governor has re- fused to appoint additional members to the Legislative Council in order to ensure the passage of the Arbitration Bill. We cannot believe that the British Government will do what Mr. Lang asks. That would be to take sides in the politics of New South Wales. The proper demo- cratic course is for Mr. Lang to resign and put the onus of carrying on upon his opponents, or to dissolve and take the opinion of the country, a course which may be forced upon him if the Federal Labour Party repudiate his policy at their meeting on Friday.