DOMINION GOVERNORS
IMPLICIT TRUST DOWNING STREET'S. DUTY MR. J. H. THOMAS'S HINT (United I'ress Association—By lili'ectric Telesraph—Copyright.) , (Received 9th July, 10 a.m.) LONDON, Bth July. Mr. J. H. Thomas, Dominions Secretary, at a' luncheon giwai to Sir William Campion, ex-Gow.rnor of. Western Australia, pointedly referred, to the duty of the Dominions Office to trust the State Governors, *iot to be. misled by misguided criticism, and not to assume the role of ,'i>eing a. better judge than the man on the: spot.
Though he did not mention Sir' Philip Game by name, Mr. Thomas said: "II doubt whether sufficientappras;iation is; given to those who accept Governorships and often make sacrifices to maintain the 'dignity of the position, I. always realised that no Secretary of: State should sit in Downing Street and. assume that he is a better judgje of the. situation than the man,on the spot. It is the duty ofsthe Secretary of State to trust him in every way and see that, even iv difficult times no selfish, section, of the community or misguided' criticism prevents tho Secretary oi' Statefrom realising his responsibility to the man he appoints to a difficult piosition.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 8, 9 July 1931, Page 9
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