The Churchill Fund

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30682, 23 February 1965, Page 12

The Churchill Fund

The Wellington Trades Council sadly misunderstands the nature and purpose of the Winston Churchill Memorial Fund. The local organising committees were asked to provide an opportunity for all members of the community to contribute to the fund if they wished. That is being done in Christchurch, where the Mayor’s supporters include the Labour Representation Committee. It is hard to understand how the Wellington Trades Council and its secretary (Mr W. H. Clement) could come to believe that the trust was organised “ in the interest of conservatism and “ conservatives The fund’s object of providing travelling fellowships specifically includes candidates from all trades, businesses, and professions. As a memorial, the fellowships are to honour a man who was described by the present leader of the British Labour Party (Mr Wilson) as the “greatest any of “us have known Upon the death of Sir Winston Churchill, Mr Wilson recalled the “ united team ” of war-time Britain—“ Ministers of all parties, com- “ manders and fighting men, the men and women of “ our munitions factories, and those who kept going “ the essential home services, each willing to sub- “ merge his own individuality and interest in a great “ cause under his lead ”, War-time Labour leaders, such as Mr Shinwell, Lord Attlee (a trustee of the fund in Britain), and Lord Morrison of Lambeth, added to their recollection of political tussles their respect and admiration. “ He lived a political life of con- “ troversy that finished by finding him befriended by “ people of all political parties and none ”, said Lord Morrison. Labour politicians in New Zealand have spoken with the same regard.