MR TAYLOR'S CABLEGRAM.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 115, 13 May 1909, Page 8

MR TAYLOR'S CABLEGRAM.

REPUDIATED BY CONSTITUENTS

"DREADNOUGHT" OFFER

APPROVED,

[from ouu correspondent.] CHRISTCHURCH, May 13 A deputation or Christchurch. electors waited on Sir Joseph Ward today, and assured him that they were in' perfect accord with his ' Dreadnought" offer. As electors they felt indignant that the Member recently elected to represent the people or Christchurch North should have taken it upon himself «o send an obnoxious cablegram to Mr Asquith. . They had not been able in open meeting, owing to the tactics used, to express thenfeeling of indignation, and had therefore taken this means of entering a protest and rectifying the matter. The deputation paid a high compliment to Sir Joseph Ward for taking advantage of the psychological moment to make the offer, and were proud to be members of a deputation to a man of such business perception and knowledge to do the right thing at the right moment. One member* of the deputation said that Mr T. E. Taylor was not disloyal, but was a blunderer, and was a blunderer constitutionally, and could not help it. Sir Joseph Ward, in reply, said that he thoroughly understood the motives prompting such a representative assembly, and on behalf of himself and his colleagues expressed appreciation of the sentiments so eloquently expressed.