NO NEED FOR PANIC
« allies War ’ position r ’ ! ■’■> _ ’.'Vi m. J. IeFJS ’QOMMfeNT . . . i (per Press Association.) 1 WELLINGTON, this day. j Speaking in the House of RepAsentatives last evening Mr. J. A Lee (Dem. Lab., Grey Lynn) referred to the number of members of the House who were serving with the forces, statipg that Parliament could congratulate itself on the lead its members hdd given to the people of tfie Dominion. Despite tne dnemy break-through at Sedan. In Prance, there was no need to become panicky and sacrifice all our .liberties 12,000 miles from the front line. He thought that from the House there Should sound a note that we were going to win through. ” Mr. Lee said he intended to move an amendment to the passing of the Bill "to ■th e * effect that :& referendum should be held before conscription.was introduced. The amendment lapsed for lacic of a seconder
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20261, 31 May 1940, Page 2
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151NO NEED FOR PANIC Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20261, 31 May 1940, Page 2
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