UNITY ESSENTIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 304, 21 November 1936, Page 9

UNITY ESSENTIAL.

1 ; MR FORBES’S VIEW. i *v Per Press Association... .• ■ CHRISTCHURCH, ; Nov. ■* 21. ' “X can’t understand it at all. • . lue idea tllat a section of tlie National Party lias been considering, a. breakaway is quite new to me,’’.said Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, tlie former Leader ot the Opposition,; to-day, when asked for his comments on the statement by, Mr Kyle that the only solution to the political and dopiestic .problems’ - now facing rthe- Opposition was to return to. the pillparty, alignment that existed before the 1931 election. Mr Forbes said he; was not aware of the existence of any independent group 'in the Opposition last session. So far as. he knew,, all the members of the party were loyally supporting him, and 'Were working together qwte amicably; , , • ~ ■ “Although members may have their differences;” he continued,' “I am qilite sure that in.the country there is no.desire whatever for a ; split in our forces into two' sections. ’ With two/sections, there usually, comes a third. -\\ hateyer individual members! may feel, there caii;'be no doubt that the feeling among our supporters in tjie; country »rs absoy in tel v solid that any division in our ranks would militate against our 'success -iiv theyuture. Division : at .this time .would be entirely, condemned by. the country, apd it is a great pity there afe differences, among members. 1 reel certain that what Mr Kyle says is not in accord, with the. wishes of the-people of the country.” , i Mr Forbes added that any division at the present time would be absolutely suicidal, and would postpone apy hopes they might have .of being able successfully to oppose tbe : Government in the future.". , ■,