Communists to Contest More Seats
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WELLINGTON, Nov. 30. The deeision of the national comniittoe of the Communist Party to contest Ihe Goneral Election in more constituencies than previouslv was aimounced in Wellington today. The organisatiou said that the deeision had been made because the National Partv politicians and " extreine right wing (lovornment leaders with thcir pro])agaii(hf for rearmament and .preparation for a third world war 1 oll'ended the deepest sentiments of the people fpr neace. " The organisatiq^|HB|B^(-used the Govemment unile^fl^^H^nsiatiou oi' "its extreme ri^H^^^^Hulers " of arresting, the living standards by e|HH^^^^^Kdomestic policy to war To reaJise its pr(^||||W^ said the Communist organisatTon, the main drive would be to defeat tho National Party and revive and re-establish the Laliour movement 011 Socialist fouuda tious. The orgaiiisation said that tlu National Party would defeat Labour ii the polieies of ""'the right wing Gov ernment Jeaders/' continued. When the Communists wero not presenting caiulidates the Communist Party would support Labour caudidates.
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 December 1948, Page 7
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