THE DISSOLUTION BOGY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 72, 24 March 1923, Page 12

THE DISSOLUTION BOGY.

WHY IT PAXtS FI-AT. SIR JOSEPH SPEAKS OUT. (Ry Telegraph.—?pei'i.-il to "Stnr.") TAURANGA Friday. I lie dissolution boey was again exposed by Sir Joseph Ward when addressing a meeting of settlers at Tauriko this afternoon. "They say it is not advisable for mc to get into Parliament." he said. ''Why they say it I don't know, except that they say I am a very strong man. The whole Imnd are against me.' The Prime Minister, the Minister of Education, and thrc other members are thrown against mc. Their expressed opinion—T think for the purpose of winnine the election— is that if I am returned their majority will lie reduced to one. and if my onpnnent is returned they will have a mi iority of three. What a frail majority when, if out of the three, there are three members of the party opposed to them. If T am returned they will hnvp a majority of one. anl they say the difference between three and one. under tho circumstances. is so important that they should keep mc out and have three weaker men instead- -men Ihey perhaps think they can twist nbont fi they like. They cainot do thst. with mo. "What 1 sRv is t!i"t the country has to be put right for t>>e farmers, for the working man. and fnr everybody else. I nil not .Toincr th"m to bring' ahout eh los and trouble lie-ius e the Govern-in.-it has a V e ry sm ,i| majority. That i- not wlot r am s-"-<l : n <r for. T nm -t•induiff because T t'-'xk n dissolution is very unlikely, l-i 'first past- the f-f elections yiMl -i"-v\ a rhan-e '" ba-i-.- „ u-p..k maioritr. "'"' "mil that : ; rpmed=e-! ' IPrp i- notliinir 1-i he gained ■ \ t< rl.ssolnf inn. Ii -. •. wo are "oinir to In. very little I.M-p- off than we nre t.-.1-iv. TI,. t ■•"=.- -. -Mt N the rislit thins to do? tl., r ;^ llt t11i ,,, r is important. legislating nnd *" difficult proldems to be settled without the everlnstins appealing *o the people under eviating eonri;t;o«s. prohablv I with ineffective result. \.^,- m T am ,*t«Wilinit with the nhV-t of helping perv class in the country to ffet sound (•-•er-iment for the tirr- V,,., to eniilile us to frpt over our tr«..V)le=' When my proposals are on the Sfntut-. Tior.'iu' t er a ics tr in laira the credit f - ti«» haVE d ° ne in P revio ™