MR KYLE & NEW PARTY

Grey River Argus, 3 April 1943, Page 6

MR KYLE & NEW PARTY

PERSONAL VIEW ONLY. MESSRS' COATES AND HAMILTON COMMENT. WELLINGTON, April 2. A reiteration of the belief they have expressed previously, that this is not the time for the pursuance ol party: politics, was given in a joint statement by Mr. Coates and Mr. Hamilton, when asked for comments on the statement attributed to Mr. Kyle at Christchurch. It says: Mr. Kyle expresses a purely, personal view. He is free to say whatever he cares to. In the meantime, we are not so concerned in any form of party ' politics. In fact, when we consider the present war position, with our men and country actively engaged in a life and death struggle, the idea' of a General Election on the home front is repugnant. The fact, that sufficient unity, which means the spreading of responsibility, cannot be agreed to, so that a General Election with aIT its turmoil and division, could be avoided, is to be denlored. With a grave struggle still in front of us, and our Allies, commonsense seems to dictate that pursuance of party politics should cease, >and that the public leaders should combine in directing New Zealand’s whole effort and capacity to one goal, defeating the enemy. This will require the combined effort of all citizens in the country before it Is over.