A DESIRE WITHOUT A LEAD
"It will depend on Parliament, but there is a desire throughout that we should be represented," said the Prime Minister at Christchurch when referring to the prospect of his attending the Imperial Conference. No doubt there is this desire for representation, though the New Zealand Labour Party would probably have little regret at the absence from the Conference of a Dominion representative as yet not fully committed to the unadulterated pacifism for which local Labour stands. In other quarters, however, it would be deemed most regrettable if New Zealand opinion were not voiced at a meeting which must re-examine (with a new personnel and new party representation) many of the old decisions. Yet the desire for representation will not take Mr. Forbes to the Conference unless he moves himself. The House
of Representatives cannot give a lead or iix a programme for ihe three weeks remaining before the Prime Minister must leave. The Leader of the Opposition cannot cti-opcrate in an effort to expedite the business unless the Prime Minister states definitely what the business -is, to be. If New Zealand is not to allow the Conference to go by default, Mr. Forbes must give the lead himself. He cannot simply drift along hoping that the drift will carry him to life Conference objective. /j
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 31, 5 August 1930, Page 8
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A DESIRE WITHOUT A LEAD
Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 31, 5 August 1930, Page 8
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