THE H.B. TRIBUTE. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1911. A NOTABLE OMISSION.
1 1 is a significant thing that Sir JcM’ph Ward lias confined his appearances during the political campaign tn small centres of population. lli' has m>t. as has Nir. Massex. cared to face a reception from the t hoi otighl.e I epi esentative. and llieicfore trulv democratic, audiences
to l>e fiumd in the large cities. One would have expected that in Wellington at lean, where lies the seat of Gmcmmciit and where, if rumour lie iot. their leader's assistance is badly needed by his party s candidates. Sir Joseph would have made opportunity to speak directly to the elector-. Is >t that he realises that wlieie the inner workings of his ad ministration are Less known his pi'isonal ■•■.’.oX";. will carr.r least weight. 01 ma.ihap prove prejudi,l; J * Ii seems to Be tlie only conclusion t,» which we can come. Hail he been as sine of t lie approval of the mass of tlie people as he professes t<> lie we ma.i feel well assured he would not have neglected an occasion to arouse some demonstration
<.f it where an impressive congregation of men and women could be n:osi i-asilx got together. Tiie eut litis t;<i<- crowd which greeted the Reform candidates at the meeting organiseil l>y the women of the party should prove an object lesson to the elector- throughout the Dominion, and we trust it will not be lost on those of Napier to-day and on those of Hauke’s liar both to-day and on Thursday ner-.t. hi Wi llington nialt< ’h-ak cut and are freely can--id which iiev.-r reach the remoter cars of i.nr own district. It
therefor.- I.i-lii .r- ns to take tiioilglit r.nd coiis-.’d’-r wii- m it her the Prime M >tn*.; er tu-r ai'.;. i.tie of liis col-leagm-s has thought that his per '■-in.;! : .t’lii< ne.- could assist his own candidates in the pi.'iee where their political repuoi: i-uis are most freely rliscu.sseit. Am-kitmd cit.v. too. which hold-, probably in the popular aceeptam i- <>■’ the term the )||l>S.[ <tem<inratii- b->d;. of ■..>.■!- in New 7. ;i l.n:d. has been lavoiu-cd I,;, an.v i-lei tioii vi-:i from Str Joseph Ward. Tins w;;< r:< 1 Richard Sedd-m’s pra<t !<-i . However v. e might dilTer from him in his polki- al methods, it must l-e r.iiiiiit ted that lie tr ’ lacked, or p. ’i.n; tie\< r t.-w-.i to exercise, the coutagi t> face a fully representative audience. In tliis respect his mantle l a - ■>-rtamlv not fallen tipon ins immeihat’- sih-ee-.s<-r.
U,,„l nm,-. I.c ;;nt u q.ut ni Jin tlic fiituie. .'it the sanif time it i must I’.udoiibtmily <-arry the <-":h icI ’«th:-1 Btiitiin is fully ami flrmi v ! ilr t r run iifi I t > all'.-.v im 1: m i igu ifii ' I • din-gartl '‘i hf>’ right-. The -.pencil I wa* couched in a I'i'iemi!;,. m.m-ili 1I t««ry spii'it. )?! in thi - it lacked nene jof its lirmiicss. The purpose of Bri- ] tain is mad-’ quite plain. Natuiaily 1 the : perch litm met with warm up I pr<>val ii» France, as it l.tts proved J io the people that the enti nte is n > i shadow lint a real matei >a! bond of ' friendship between the two peoples. I It places in black and wluic beior--Him French people ihe know ledge i that Ihitain will live up to the spirit ■of tli>’ friendship betwe m the milt ions. This assura.ice to Fraim ’. : howet er. should not neer-tsardy !>;• j 1 akt’ii as in any way mil agonist: • ■to Gerntany. Sir Edward Grey lots made it plain that tiw feeling of his tho eminent tmrarits t!m German I people is friendly ami considerate.
i He has DMli.sed. and appreciate-s the j desire e»t Gertnur.y to promote ex ’ pension ant! gives pi.-mir;- that nr J interference’ wdl come- I'rom Bricaiii | so long as fair and reasonable re- | sped is paid to her rights. There I was no aggression so far as Morocco ! was concerned, and if Herr Kiderlini Wacchter had made his purpose clear to Britain there should 'nave been no cause for friction. The Imperial Government was quite justified in apprehending that ‘‘Gerj many contemplated a settlement inI eluding a partition of Morocco after i.egot iatir.n-. to which it was not intended that < treat Britain should be
:i party.” It was hardly likely 1 licit such a move could bo tolerated, ami tho dispatch of the Panther to Agadir aggracated licion:; as to Germany's jutenliom. Sir Edward Grey
;>■ inti <1 out to the Anib.tssad'.n’ 1 hut "it. was ii 1 I that tin- Ger-
mans were landing at At-;::i>ir .mi negoi iatiitg with the iiT.ims. It war. si;c<r.; acd dmt miglu U‘ ;.<?qmr,;;L - mwmesi.m.m and tiial li.o G: rmo 1 flag might even thc :i be masted .-j .lie port v. liiclt was tile most mi it.-ib iron the coast for a naw l .! base. The !<mg: r the Panthe■>• remained Agadir the* gre.-’Aci- the risk f deve bipmg a ' itV-.ation v.ii.eh would i.iake- i‘_ dilil cult for her to withdraw and woiih: vf rider it m m-i ary 1 > iai.'i sups to proto. British interest. The op•.•■riti’iity w;:;; bare for ’.ho Gtrmnn e. -.1 -mil'. i)> to clear away any mmundiTstanding. Lui. llic Ambas.’-.d >r was tumble to make any statement. If (mririti'i inf <'rt iomi were epi-to . Icier v.liv w.i‘- 0. pre-pe r ammr-
aiW’C given Britain that the mtablmh me nt ( f a naval base at Agadir cat m t aimed at. So such pre i of good faith was fartherniing and wo are glut! to s. that Sir Edward <’.r. ■. Lacks up Mr. Lloyd George’s tear- !-■ ss utterances in the I-lcuse cf ('-'.in- , The Germans hate no reason
ft v bitt< im< ss against .Ur. Ll<;y I G; i.r;,c r.r the British p'-cplo Lccaus: Lu::.ass trance t f purpose’ would have’ av .ideal .Ji cause- I'ir trouble ll is diffi<” It !" unde rr land why sii.uld >»<- incf.n-iisi e nt with (li-nnr.i’ digm’y to give an c-.'ipl-A’aum of her intent i«.ns. There hardly be a lack if dignity in slmwing thru le pre pi.>e;l to play a fair game- It lock:’ ini.r.’ I’mligniiii <1 t> niuko the 1 xpianaticn now that it is practically :■ i iced einc. It appears to 11 s th’: 1 ; the e-xplanatl ;:i was m.l made b°- < mis,' it was not pi.-ssiblc 1., do so. Germany was ..tit t-> get -ill sin i ~'jld “i ize and hold. M-jnn'e-a:i bistr ry would read diiiere ntly had no. Erit.-'.in taken her firm stand.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 298, 7 December 1911, Page 4
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