AWARUA & SIR JOSEPH WARD.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1464, 12 June 1912, Page 4

AWARUA & SIR JOSEPH WARD.

■■' .' THE STATE OP FEELING, }X -^i^f .- (By Tflecraph,—Special OofreepondeisU Chrhtchurch, Juno 11., ? %'A According to the liiTercareill corre*." .>■,■;»■.■ pondent of the Chrlstclmreli "rress," the ■.■:■; .V'- : amiounccraent by Sir Joseph Word that : .i : | ho has resigned his seat on the Im-■ ■■■■■ pcrin.l Trode Commission has been rcaeiv- : , ..' ed with what can only bo described ae £■: £ mixed feelings in Awania. ■ ■■*:.,. Sj ■ The general impression is that Sir Jo-:-. ;■*';s■ •seph Ward intends to resume tho leader- ~::■;;' ship of tho scattered remnants of tho':..--, ■;?-. Liberal party, ami that it is his desire , for. this position that has jnduoed to resign tho important position allottedx-'lv.' to him on the Trade Commission. .'p'^jh" ■ ,iA« far a= can be judges! the feelings, of tho ■ Awarusi electors have not changed- 5 i<. great deal since the election at whicU -j.-'.w Bir Josepii AVard had his seat stroiigl»HS::y contcstwl. His assumption of the volq..'' ■■:• of a soft of political martyr. has cev- . ~i lainly not impressed hi? nonsfitnouts who ...... &ecm ki be more than chagrined at bie -js , .; refusal for to long to take them into his ' ■;/ coniukncG regarding his future move-. ; v £-i, m-ents. Thfro has been, much talk lately' B :■'-,'.';; of a revulsion of fcoling iu Awavua in-. %,'£[ lii-s favour, and it has been pav.l by the !#>< niore hopeful of his supporters that, if '''■■ 'another election came, Mi , . J. K. siow.il- . :;., ton would not bo'the popular" hew. In-. ..■■«,? quirics, however, show that the reverse f : ;.■'„■■; is the caso. The Awarua peoplo give tho'iinpwssioa that they would lie much ,--. i ' :" happier if they had a private member—a-y:>'. plaiu "Mister"—to attend to t-hcir_ wants, "fpi. In shovt it cccn be ssfolv <<\id that f{: Josebn W^n-rd" , .? coiisliluenls t'es?! (hat iio;>-.-.-.' could have served the country, much-bcty..-.;"'J-toT on tho Trade Commission, and wilh-lf;.■:■;■•£ out balheving over the remnants of. party in which the people have plainly,,^. o shown that, they have no eoniWeneo. , --;. /"|v ;\v-