MR NASH’S SPEECH

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26516, 3 September 1951, Page 6

MR NASH’S SPEECH

Prime Minister Congratulated

(New Zealand Pren Aseociation) WELLINGTON, September 2. The Leader of the Opposition (Mr Nash) in his national broadcast, which immediately followed the Prime Minister’s, congratulated Mr Holland on the result of the election.

He said that the decision had been made in accord with democratic procedure. to which the whole of the labour movement was committed and to which it would devote all Its energies in the future.

To the extent that the Government’s legislation was in the best interest of the neople of New Zealand he and his party would support it. To the extent that the Labour Party felt the Government’s policy was not in the best interests of the people the party would fight it, as in the nast. Mr Nash then thanked electors who had supported Labour and spoke in appreciation of the work of the Labour Partv officials. He said it looked as if Labour had lost one or two good men, although the figures were not yet final. He and tens of thousands of people would regret the loss for three years of tho services of Mr F. Jones, who was for six years of• war the able Minister of Defence.

Mr Nash said that some gains were Possible. and it appeared to him that the doubtful seats might later come back to Labour.

• have been fighting for principles, said Mr Nash. "We believe we T° th? extent that we are right. Labour will win in the future. To the extent we are not right, we will not win. Time is the factor. Truth inJbkJW’ .>, What > truth cannot ls the most Powerful agent ™™riX, el ? p £ iei i t - and Fowess. Time * u P™ es handicaps ft, but time ultimately will see ft triumph, and wtll co on fighting for it. h(mv emphasised the responsibility of individual electors to play tPm r »S2 rt f ln »k th ? Parliamentary syswiTh » d JnH th / nl L ou L their decisions the h coumry ° h ® b6st lnlereste of ... Support for Britain .1 ask you to set about, with the ri r <Jh?? le "1 y m Ur heart th at what is right is good. We will continue to fight for what we believe to be right in Ph in « ple ' ,Whatever will be of help to WK n i e . l ? nd A Britain, that we win the Uffitld h S:& nment does to h”lp tativp i ? gdom we. as represenlauves of the Labour Party in Parliament. will support. y Farlla see thnf . d ? all we can to mat the principles of the United Nations are supported in every way ” was behind collective secured Inv ri O h?‘. be J iev f any one ideal and wnnia dominate the world. a l sni‘rit^^ ng ?J igh t a ’d you have then foundation for vour policy then in the long run it will nil to. nought,” he B said. “Without me i b los t t Ua k f ? Und ® tio ? 811 in the ultimate tnmlh.V 8 t slm Pl e statement, vividly true.’ that where truth perishes all is with thank, C m n »L Ude J l hi ? broadcast peJT *t? the departmental offiW ‘ th the handling of

DEPOSITS LOST

,i 3L elec P o ?u on Saturday demonesteddin B r i » n nrtw^ few are inter ’ estea in candidates outside those of the two main parties. All four Communists and the seven independents th^r rl £ m nomenclature who stood lost hi r.m t« dep ° rita . by failin K to poll The preference for a clear-cut issue Electi^n°s Wn Tn at in!to e la i st four General fcifcrtipns. In 1949 only one of the 36 not d inf te ? pnt’tde the main narties did h !*: deposit, in 1946, 12 can--1943 1 127° rf Th! t h /'-* d . eposits an d in cmdlSi A Ba "a? (Maori electorate, fared best of lhe | outside candidates bv polling 535 T Ot F v °te; were nolled bv Mr I F. Simpson, a West Coast Liberal Si H r utt, Of the 13 ’ 919 votes cast’