IF HE RESIGNS
PRIME MINISTER ASSURANCE TO PARTY • P.A.) WELLINGTON, this day. The official organ of the Labour party, jn reporting the proceedings of the Easter Conference, in connection with the resolution opposing the formation of a National Government and the decision that the party remain prepared for a general election, states that the Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, outlined the procedure that will be followed in the event of a stage being reached when he felt it would be impossible for him to carry on as the Prime Minister of a purely Labour Government. After stating that he realised that his personal views were out of line with the opinion of the Parliamenttary Labour party and with those of his colleagues in the Cabinet, Mr. Fraser continued: "I believed, and had a vision which I still have—it is not a delusion—that he should be strong enough to lead the tountry as one united force through the war until our country was out of danger and our cause victorious, without sacrificing any ideals or principles. If the occasion did arise when I felt that the position as it is at present, coflld not continue the first thing I would do would be to consult. my Cabinet colleagues, the Parliamentary Labour party and the national executive, then they could consider the situation. "If this situation arose and I felt impelled to hand in my resignation would then go to the GovernorGeneral and tender my resignation as Prime Minister, and recommend to him that he call upon the leader of the majority party to take my place. The fact that the election had been postponed would no doubt play a part in subsequent events." Accoridng to the report, the Minister of Health. Mr. Nordmeyer, said: "The Prime Minister has made his position abundantly clear, and there is no room for further doubt. We know that personally he favours the formation of a National Government. but he has made it clear that he will not do so without agreement with his colleagues and the party."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 88, 15 April 1942, Page 8
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341IF HE RESIGNS Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 88, 15 April 1942, Page 8
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