UNITED PARTY

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 131, 7 June 1929, Page 10

UNITED PARTY

LEADER'S ADVICE

NEED FOR LOYALTY

. . . (By Telegraph.) . "■. (Special to "The Evening Post.") : AUCKLAND, This Day. "This .is;one: of the occasions which brighten, whatever task we are engaged in, and I may say that ,it is exceedingly ' gratifying, and' very complimentary," said' Sir Joseph Ward at a social gathering arranged last evening by the Auckland provincial executive of the United Party. ' S "I have been asked to offer advice preparatory ,to meeting the country three, years; hence. Well, let me say this—-trust those with .whom you are ■working, trust those who are responsible for your organisation, and keep it in such a condition that it can fairly meet any counter!proposals from those who-think differently from ourselves Also trust the-Readers of the, party, who require 'the appreciation' of their friends. It. is riot: all plain sailing. It would not be worth haying if it • were all plain sailing. We are subjected to knocks, and-we. must accept those Knocks philosophically, and give knocks philosophically, in return where necessary. ■-„. , .; . ... :. "In the battle in which we are engaged, the leaders must rely absolutely on the devotion of, the friends of the party. , There is no party in a majority m the House,: there is no party that can:take liberties with either of the other parties on'account of superiority of numbers, and, in view of that position, considerable discretion must be exercised by the leaders of,the parties. Accordingly, I as k you not to judge too severely of the ,attitude that may be taken.up by the leaders of the United Party.,. ■'.-.■■ .-;■;. -' „• . ■ .-..■■ : . ,LAND SETTLEMENT. "We wilY lay; downpour own policy for the guidance .of the country, and our own party .under the expectation that several parties in the House will' view our policy fro i the standpoint of whether it is good for the country as a ; whole. Ifiit is, we look to them to co-operate arid 'help 'tb : put on the Statute Book such measures as are calculated to •benefit the' mass of the people.' -There is a-great future before JN ew Zealand, and legislation is required in the direction of a forward movement -in. obtaining lands';for the people to settle on in much-greater areas than has been-the case .in; the- past; ' We also want, cheaper money to. lend to the people who want to build homes and I obtain farms.' These ; matters have been | going on now since 10th December last They have been put into active operaI tion, and have ,'made .hundreds and hundreds of people happy and con- | tented;-'.■■•■■ .'■■...:<■ v-."--..-'- - .-.-.-: