SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10134, 23 December 1911, Page 2

SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL.

■ ♦' ' INTERVIEWED AT AUCKLAND. SOME ADVICE 10. THfl OPPOSITION. must not a&cssmm PRINCIPLES TOR OiEIFIGE. (Per United Freia Aaaooiation.) AUCKLAND, December 22. Sir Wm. Russell, a passenger by Hie Mooltan, returning after ah absdene of 21 months, in an interview re the New Zealand political aituotion said: "I am not always for fighting under all circumstances, but sincerely t!rust the Opposition . will not sacrifice any of its politictal convictions with the objettt of turning the Government out of power. It is not that I am not in, favour of legislation of the most liberal kind, but I am always anxious that men who have formed strong opinions and held to them come weal domia woe for yeatfs should not be prepar- ] ed to make a! compromise which might be attributed to a desire for , office. Continuing, he said he believed the men in the Opposition were quite capable of forming a Government which, would "ive every satisfaction, amd whose sympathies were as much in afceotfd with the idea's of the Liberal party as the present Government?. Speaking as a man. who hail fought many elections he thought it vtery improbalbla that a) newly elected Parliament would domumit suicide if it could possibly be avoided. Probably some means would, be devised by which a fresh election would 'lie avoidedl. It is not likely he will be a cam-didat-e at any future election. •:~" ■ ■ ■