A LOYAL FLAG

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19737, 5 January 1927, Page 7

A LOYAL FLAG

FOR SOUTH AFRICA ROYAL STANDARD SUGGESTED LABOUR PARTY’S POSITION. CONGRATULATIONS FOR GENERAL HERTZOG. 6y Telegraph—Per Press A 8 tn.—Copyright. CAPETOWN, Jan. 3. At the opening of the Labour Party’s annual congress at Bloemfontein, Mr Crcsswcll said that the Prime Minister had authorised him to state that the Flag Bill would be proceeded with, but in addition to the suggestion for the inclusion of the Imperial Crown, the Government would consider the adoption of a Royal Standard which would eliminate the idea that it intended to ignore the. connection with the Empire. This, however, would necessitate the cessation of party strife and the consent of the Opposition, as they could not petition the King for the use of a domestic symbol of the Royal House except as a united people. Mr Boydell, in referring to the suggested re-orientation of parties, said that the Labour Party in any case would maintain its separate identity. It could never co-operate with a combined South African Nationalist Party.

An animated debate followed the proposal of a. resolution of congratulation to General Hc'rtzog on the success of his labours at the Imperial Conference, expressing the conviction that his declaration would promote the unification of the white races of South Africa, and expressing the belief that the proposed flag settlement would bo an additional factor in promoting national unity.

Several members strongly protested against being asked to commit themselves on the flag question, and demand l ed that the two parts of the resolution be separated.

The resolution was carried, there' being ten dissentients. >