AMALGAMATION OF PARTIES.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18235, 20 November 1924, Page 9

AMALGAMATION OF PARTIES.

to tsi KMTCft «r "«* Mm** Sif) —Whatever may 1m tin «M» ift

Britain, there is room ia Xew Icafettt for no more than two politfeal pattina* ', ',i and it our rapidly dittiaiaMag ttHWil"' . friends are wise they will at* afetwl making such adjuatmeaU««wiU«s«M« ~ them to stand alongside tin Bfcfemaei in offering ft united ffttft «• <*• •** .kught'e of the Socialist*. B«fe*«Bae* a desirable junction caa b« €*•**•*» there must be a complete mcatgmm *i by both parties of tit* reaßtias «t tt» -' situation, even if a sew natty mm <% has to be coined to meet taa paaitiMi, since naturally tie Liberal wssatta* < f will not be greatly rejoiced If «Ngr are expected to amalgamate with tfea Reformers, and in the ptaeeaa te> It** their own identity, as would fa* lit cat* under the existing deaigaajUaa af M* Masety's followers. The pathlat* ta I* make th« task of aawtenwatiaa aaaaay *, and as natural as possible, aad ta taa*

end the Government party afctxli act itself to select a name, say Me4«nt*«r National, which would be aeauftitlila to those whom it ia desired to attttftjt., Beentits from the Liberala waatt %a

more readily won to a party wtta a* entirely n*s name. A jotetiaai at Labour's opponent* should b* anatfwt not because Labour baa expuwafA a desire therefor, but beeauae the a**sasities of the -situation demand It wJMi increasing urgency.—Yours, ete, 4 UNWOOOL November 18th, 198*.