POLITICAL PARTIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18050, 27 March 1922, Page 5

POLITICAL PARTIES.

HUMOURED UNDERSTANDING. (Contributed by the Welfare League.) Rumours are current in several quarters that there is likely to be an understanding effected between Mr. Wilford's party and Mr. Holland's for the coming general election. The secretary of tho Holland party, Mr. Moses Ayrton, speaking at Invercargill, said that feelers had been put out in the direction of an underi standing between these parties. He did : not say whether the feelers were from I his party's side or the other. Of course, , j rumour is reputedly " a lying jade," and ! Mr \loses Ayrton may have dreamt a I dream. After the insulting references that have from time to time been leveled at Mr. Wilford's party by the Holland- • ites it is inconceivable how there could be any understanding unless in the way of solid distrust on the Liberal side. Wo do not believe that Mr. Wilford's party will in any way ally itself with the Reds There is nothing in common between the principles of Liberalism or Reform, which recognise the unity of the State and the interdependence of all classes within the State, and a party that aims at creating the domination of one class over all others. Should either the Reform Party or the Liberal be so unmindful of the National interests as i to have any understanding with a party j that is out for revolution the time will \ have to come for either so transgressing !to be wiped out of existence. To fight ' the forces of revolutionary disruption is more than a duty to ourselves, it fa our obliuation to the Empire, which is being attacked on all sides, and the loss will be that of humanity if we fail.