A COALITION MINISTRY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144710, 19 June 1915, Page 4

A COALITION MINISTRY.

TO TUI3 EDITOR.

Sir. —The Taumainnui by-election has been- fought and won fairly by the Opposition member, and tho Premier, as confident in Ids party as ever, is roI ported to have said that “it now rej mains to be seen whether tin- Opposition will force the country to anotner general election.” Never, since history began, have tho British Empire and tho .Dominion ol New Zealand had greater need of “brains” than in the. present time of stress, ior we arc undoubtedly facc to face with tho direct problem it is possible to solve. And 1 cannot j believe that the Leader ol the Opposij Don or his party will force another gen- ; oral election, and since Sir Joseph ! Ward i.s admitted by most cd the iead- ■ ing newspapers of the Dominion to I*o : one of the abl' M; statesmen we have ever • had, why does not tin* .Premier do tne right thing;' For. of course, the first move for a Coalition Minisiiy nwist come from line, and lie should at once call Parliament 'og.dhcr and take a cute 1 of the House on the question. if he does not, and (here is another election. he and he alone wiil be mainly re- I sponsible, and it is to he hoped that unless be acts promptly and nghth the electors will see to U that Kolarm and Massey are fop-ver abolished. Thanking veu for >p,ice, — } am. etc.. ELIZA A. MATHEWS. Omata. June 17. 1915.