Mr. Nash’s Mission

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 172, 17 April 1937, Page 11

Mr. Nash’s Mission

Sir, —The crux of Mr. Doidge’s accusation is that Mr. Nash’s mission has been ' a failure. That he has nothing to show ’ for his “5j months’ expensive junketing abroad.” Before making the charge, Mr. Doidge touched upon the standing of the “Evening Standard” in London; he credited Mr. Nash with having made certain statements before he left New Zealand —he also alleged dissatisfaction in London over our marketing scheme. Mr. Fraser, in his reply to Mr. Doidge. ignores the main accusation entirely; he tells us what Mr. Baldwin said in 1931 about the newspaper concerned, he contradicts Mr. Doidge’s version of Mr. Nash’s farewell speech in Auckland, and disputes his export figures. To concentrate on these side-issues may be good tactics to draw attention from the main accusation, which Mr. Fraser has cleverly evaded. The point at issue is whether Mr. Nash’s mission is a failure or whether he has made any progress. What Mr. Baldwin said in 1931 does not matter, especially as the newspapers concerned did not refer to Mr. Nash's mission.—l am, etc., AJAX. Wellington; April 16.