WHAT MR. MILLAR WILL DO.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1454, 31 May 1912, Page 4

WHAT MR. MILLAR WILL DO.

» SPEECH AT DUNE DIN. THE TWO ALTERNATIVES. A NEW PARTY OR A DISSOLUTION 1 . (I3y Telegraph.—l'reca Association.! Dunedin, May :iO. The lion. ,1. A. Millar was entertained at a social by his supporters and friends to-night, the Early Settlors' Hall being hlled. A minil)»r of other members anil prominent citizens wero present, and tho Mayor (Mr. John Wilson) presided ""hiiw potion of l 'up 'by Sic'iifn I,a H n " t ! b! ° U "vo-minuli iu (.jovei'iiiueiit in office that would cam- oa inc- country s allairs on the tame pr4reMVC lines as in the p;wt.. The party io-J-iv was at the Wk and call men, who drag ;l; through tho uiud at ilicir own s\vr*i.'t will. It was ftp vndo^iiab e po-ition, and ho did not intend" to help it more especially when tliev lmd one 0 i those gentlemen on the floor of tho nouse sayinga Wfs i\is mission in lim in suck Hie Liberal pnrlv tlrv and th<-n throw it over. He intended to'try to that member back to his constituents, and show tu.it his vaunted powers of suction were not ihere. They found three lioval Commissions sitliiijj to-day for the gradual absorption of men who were doubtful. It would be a thousand times better for A party to go into honourable opposition,' Hu. piiiiwiiles wchi the saint as thev hsd always: been, and at the close of his nublie life lie was not going to change tC lie was not going over to tho Heform party. Una of two things must lumpen— a lien- party must be formed within Hie House from men oil both sid«, leaving extremists out. It must be a part? with a broad forward policy, without--any rash experiment-:. If they could not form a party on those linos iiis vote would go every time for dissolution. l'o»iblv there would be a Minister in Duiicdin shortly, and after noting what ho suid he wouta probably address a meeting in rc-plv to what iui(!ht be said ill regard to himself • or the action of those endeavouring to ; nut the atfairs of the country on a sounder .oasis, and also explain moiv fully .what j tool: place on the last occasion the r^ty Other members of parliament clsa sprice in terms of appreciation of Mr. Millar's work as Minister an.l member.