THE POLITICAL POSITION

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2468, 22 May 1915, Page 6

THE POLITICAL POSITION

MR 0. J. PABB'S VIEWS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, May 21. IJuring the course of a speech made at a Reform Club luncheon to-day. Mr 0. J'. Parr, M.P., said that the political posrtioii to-day was that the Government held 40 certain seats and tho combined Opposition 38. There were two seats for whioli elections would be iiela wist month, thus accounting for the full total of 80 seats. It was true wiat the Opposition claimed Mr. Tau Honare's vote as doubtful. "I am" said J>l\ Parr, "in a position to say that tii© wish is father to tho thought. . know for a fact that Mr. Tau Henare is a loyal supporter of M.r Massey." Continuing, Mr. Parr said that the main thing, however, was to ha\e a stablo and efficient Government, paticularly while the war was on. Ho thought the Reform Party ought to make a determined effort to win tho seats lhat were vacant, thus giving Mr. Massey a maority of four. The Government oould then carry on for three years without being uuder obligations to anyone. _ No stone should bo left unturned to win these vacant seats. If the numbers became even a coalition must of necessity be brought about. There was no politician in New Zealand who would dare to precipitate another general election while the war was on. The country had had onough of elections for some time to come, and would, he believed, deal sovorly wit ha party leader who called for another bitter fight. Proceeding, Mr. Parr said that if Mr. Massey publicly asked Sir Joseph Ward and, soy, two of his strongest men to fill important positions in a national Ministry, lie thought that tho voice oi the country would bo strongly heard in favour of such an arrangement. The hig job to-day was to organise our defences, our contingents, our transports, and our finance. This last callcd for the best business and organising brains of the Dominion. Mr. A. M. Myers, interviewed to-day, also expressed strong support cf the coalition proposal, and abhorrence of party bickering at a time when the whole energies of the Dominion should bo concentrated in a great Imperial purpose.

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