General Election

Press, 7 November 1978, Page 18

General Election

Sir, — If reports are correct that Mr Rowling" has. in his speeches, been quoting from National Party documents, not yet released for publication, have we an American type “Watergate” on our hands? Mr Rowling should be compelled to state the source of his information and this should be followed by a high level police inquiry to ascertain the perpetrators of this action. Again, if Mr Rowling knew that he was releasing information obtained by devious means, then his credibility must sink. — Yours, etc., R. V. SHAW. November 6, 1978.

Sir, — If Labour wins this election, it threatens to call another if a few independents are chosen as well. As these would not vote on a no-confidence motion, this defeatist attitude is unnecessary. What is wrong with Mr .Rowling if he could not govern in these circum-

stances? Michael Joseph Savage did it in a Parliament of only 80 members, not 92, with four independents to cope with. Another unreasonable argument is the vote split howl. Labour did that in the twenties, causing Liberal anguish. Well, Labour was needed in 1935 to break the Communist threat. Social Credit may be needed to save us from a fascist one. Reform and Liberals joined to form the National Party. History may be repeated. On October 31, at a combined Sydenham electoral meeting, lan Wilson, National, astonished his audience by saying if we could not vote for him, “join the Labour Party and work for John.” — Yours, etc., A. M. COATES. November 5, 1978.