"POLITICAL GHOST."

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16850, 2 June 1920, Page 5

"POLITICAL GHOST."

THE PRINCE AND HIS BADGE. "Jt is a matter for congratulation that -svc have laid for ever thepolit;«il ghost." said the President of the Zealand E.S.A., at \\ ellm&M, on Alondav. when moving the motion loi the adoption oMne annual report. A member: Never! Mr T. Long: It is a very tang.blo n-liost! . ,•» " The President continued teat m other countries ex-soldiers' associat !on l , ' , been political associations. ,Colonel Grtz" who hpd accompanied iho 1 rmce of Wales to New Zealand, had spoken to him on this subject, and had toU him that in England soldiers ",« 0Ci * 1 : lions had reallv been formed „ ' throneh political agencies, and, .as a result, v.'lmn they bepui to move direction for ths good or soldiers, uie> immediately fount! * _ against other political Rsreneie*. * Nov.- Zealand, Colonel Grig" bad satd, they were upon absolutely sound lines wi.-n they remained all tnn)p> to amen ard*confined themselves to (lOinE rood W returned -soldiers. Coiontu Grid's hnd said that had the association been political the Prince of Wnhvi eou.c not have accepted the badge, or become one of its members.. A member: Ho e«id that ? The President: Yes. It woti'n linve been impossible for the Prince of \\alcs to have fiF.=ocia<ed himself in any v>ay with, political views.