UNITED PARTY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 17 April 1928, Page 7

UNITED PARTY

MR V FdTCII LINKS UP

LEADER OF A LI LEILA 1 SECTION '

Tim organiser ini' I In* 1 111 1»•>l Xc.v Zealand Polit (Irgaiiisat ion (Mr .A. K. Daw) stated vesterdav lliat .Mr W . ,\. \'fil c li. M. P.. has accepted Dm invitatiiiM f\tfnilial In liini in link up with I In- I'iiitfil Party. Mr Veitch. If s:iid. mine in as Ifa<lfr of ;i Liberal section. ami wniihl issue immediately a i nniprehi'iisive statement regarding the p-sitimi. Mr Davy said that this amplified flic ronsolidntioti of progressive forces that had already taken place. Supplement nig Mr Davy's announcement. a statement has heen made by Mr Veitch. "The shortcomings of tin t'nates Dovernment." he says, ' It.tv* •lest roved confidence in it. and a.-. a consequence t here has been a deci'led i.i'iveu ent among at! sb..dcs of pel t .ml opiniot.. ii inti'v'diiady and colleciively expressing anxiefv tibout (he future.

/"The United Political Organisation has been formt-i I ■ combine all these elements into ore concrete body, thus

securing mutual snppiol. simplifying lee seierliou of t audit lutes, amt tivo.ding that coi lift ot effort which wotrd certainly a we if several organisations were working independently for the -nme piirpw*. This arr oige.nent will • ( r.ble the Id he r.al section to further its eonsl: net ive pod •(• tint! co-ordinate ui its efforts, while conserving its pri-i ciples. There are many staunch Liberals, old and new. in the organisation now, ami in taking this step I am answering not only a call, but a clamour for action.

"1 earnestly invite Liberals through uni the country I join up with 'hi l ulled New Zealand Polilic.il Drgatiisa linn.” said Mr Veitch. ' and thus tur ther the earnest efforts that are being made 'ii se.uie a necessary change o: (hivetaim: u* in the best interests >-t tin people

NOT A STRONG DRAW Asked by a "Post” representative whether he desired to make any further comment upon Mr Manion’s statement. published during the Minis-eis absence in the Nelson Province tli"* Hon. A. D. Melm d replied that in ids judgment, there was little in the state ment beyond an indication that it had not heen prep ired hv Mr Mnnton himself, or else the many serious inaccuracies would not have appeared therein "Mr Daw," the Minister continue.!.

‘ lias received a good deal of cheap publicity as a result of the emit rovers;/, and while a coni irmat ion might disclose further chaiif leoti-like capabilities on I lie part of that gentleman. 1 doubt whether lightning r-lumgi artists constitute a strong draw, even on the political s'.nge.

"One point of Mr Manlon's statement may. however, be of public interest. and is as follows: ‘The public gene rally are aware of the fact that if the millions which have, and still are being squandered in paralleling splendid highways with railroads, etc." May I ask whether this can he accepted as ;n ii'dieal ion that tin* f.r-i.cv of tin* ! i.neb Party is in tin* direction of an immediate cessation of work on all unfinished lines, and that Mr Forbes, as leader ot I lie party, has (inallv abandoned lib long fight for a railway n ni.er-t ion W tween North Canterbury and Marlborough !-”