WAR AND POLITICS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23827, 30 November 1940, Page 14

WAR AND POLITICS

Sir, —Three things are exercising my mind: — I have been expecting to read many letters protesting that no parade was held last Monday to celebrate our King's Birthday* One gentleman told me there could not be a pa ratio "as there is a war on!" So there is—-hut that does not prevent race meetings being held all over the country. Another friend said. "But all our soldiers are away on active service!" in other vears we have always held <1 parade in the Domain which has been attended by thousands of loyal citizens—and those parading were our -returned soldiers, and college and school cadets, who were proud to honour our King. And, what, a King—noble is the word that describes him! On Thursday night at the City Council meeting Mr. Armstrong is quoted as reading a note attached to a

question to the eflcct that Mr. Churchill was loader of the Conservative Partv in Britain and that iSew Zealand had a Labour Government elected hy an overwhelming majority of the people who had nothing in common with the Conservative l aity in Britain." Was it necessary to bring politics into, the matter? Are wc or are we not British? \\ e. unfortunately have a Labour Govemnio'nt, but we have an Opposition too, who are British to the last degree and who think of all wo owe to our Motherland and not all tl.at New Z G ala.id e«in get for herself at that Motherlands < X }3eUovo mc, there are thousands of loyal women in New Zealand who long to do all they can to help Bntain s (rreat war effort—but they were told f)_y a Labour M.P. that all they wanted was to wear a uniform and their help was not needed. As for the Horn Guard, thousands of men were ea(,_r to offer their services when MajorGeneral Sir Andrew Russell travelled \cu- Zealand at his own expense about two vears ago—but ™ r ,? , r also bv a Labour M.l •, 1C " as "wnr lnonircring.'' Why does not the whole country demand huiidred lor cent, war effort? Oh! for a VWinston Churchill here! I'. M. Jf.MIS.