RESIGNATION IN SINGAPORE
Mr D. S. Marshall Leaves Politics (N.Z. Press Association Copyright) SINGAPORE, April 30. Mr David Saul Marshall, the former Chief Minister in Singapore, today announced his resignation from politics. He told reporters that for him to continue in politics could mean possible dangerous disruption in Singapore. In a prepared statement' Mr Marshall declared: “I am not going to lend myself to Communist agitation.” A few moments earlier Mr Marshall handed the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly a letter which stated: “I believe I can best serve Singapore by refraining from all political activity. In the circumstances I hereby resign my seat from the Assembly.” Mr Marshall, former president and executive member of the governing Labour Front Party, resigned shortly after the Singa-
pore Legislative Assembly approved the newly signed Singapore self-government agreement. Mr Marshall said he was also withdrawing from the by-election on the issue of the agreement to which he challenged Mr Lee Kuan Yew, leader of the left-wing People’s Action Party. Both political opponents earlier had said they would resign their seats and contest a two-cornered byelection.
Mr Lee at mid-day today resigned his seat and declared that he would go to his electorate again to justify the agreement, even if Mr Marshall was not standing against him. In a prepared statement, Mr Marshall said he still held the basic beliefs of the Labour movement and added: “For me to continue in the political arena at this Stage would be a constant goad and irritant.” Mr Marshall added: “I hate colonialism with every fibre of my body, but I hate and fear Com-
munist dictatorship more and I am not going to lend myself to Communist agitation.” In a personal explanation of his statement, Mr Marshall said Singapore lacked a strong buffer party between colonialism and the Communist forces. He said he would continue to help the Singapore trade union movement in every way he could.
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Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28266, 2 May 1957, Page 14
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