THE SCRIMGEOUR RESIGNATION

Evening Star, Issue 23038, 17 August 1938, Page 18

THE SCRIMGEOUR RESIGNATION

ASKED TO RECONSIDER PROBABLY 'RETAINS POST [Feu United Piiess Association.] WELLINGTON, Aug. 16. Although no official statement is forthcoming, there are reliable grounds for believing that Mr C. G. Scrimgeour will not relinquish his post as Controller of the Nat’onal Broadcasting Service. Mr Scrimgeour’s resignation was placed in the hands of the Government early this month, but in announcing this fact in the House of Representatives last week the Prime Minister (Mr M. J. Savage) stated he for one did not wish to accept it. The position now appears to be that the Government has asked Mr Scrimgeour to reconsider his resignation, and it is understood he is prepared to continue in office. A statement on the position is likely to be made in the near future. BROADCAST SUPPORTED Further support for the action of the Controller of Commercial Broadcasting (Mr C. G. Scrimgeour) in his recent broadcast is contained in two motions passed by the Wellington tramwaymen this week. At a special meetings of the Wellington Tramway Employees’ Union the foliwing motion was carried unanimously:—“ That this meeting of the Wellington tramway employees, representing 850 members, calls upon the Government not to accept the resignation of Mr C. G. Scrimgeour or to stop his Sunday night 'Man in the Street ’ session.” The meeting also decided to send a letter to Mr Scrimgeour asking him' to take up his work again and congratulating him on his courage and his work for social justice. The employees of the tramway workshops at Kilbirnie passed a resolution deploring “ the provocative tactics used by members of the National Party and their organisers in causing Mr Scrimgeour to tender his resignation and urging the Prime Minister to do all in his power to persuade Mr Scrimgeour to reconsider his decision.”

NOT STANDING FOR PARLIAMENT Rumours that he would stand for Parliament were denied by the Controller of the Commercial Broadcasting Service (Mr C. G. Scrimgeour) in an interview to-day. “ I do not intend to stand for Parliament,” Mr Scrimgeour said, “ and, what is more, not once in the last seven years have I thought of standing.” Mr Scrimgeour also denied rumours that he had obtained a : osition in Australia or America.