THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2767, 10 May 1916, Page 6

THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

Sir,—l have read Mr. Yon Haast's let* ter with inteiMt. iuur readers may rcr member tliat last year I set out to try; to impress upon the people of Aew Zealand "tlio necessity tor.unity of all Biases in face of tue enemy." Now lAae Mr. iiloyd George lias deoiared for tho, 6ame thing as tue primary necessity, tno public, and also' tho politicians, may be inclined to pay more need to tue suggestion, l never published the conclusions 1 camb to as a result of that campaign, because the iinie was not ripe. I ihiuk, however, that the time now is ripe. The following aro my conclusions:— 1. The people look upon tine "truce between the parties" as a hollow: thing with no health in it. 2. The people would gladly unite under the leadership of a strong non-party man. 3. Such a man could certainly be found among our great business organisers. A man who has never been concerned with politics or shackled by political shibboluths or methods. i. That Parliament should authorise His. Excellency to select suchi a man an<B offer 'him tho l'rimo Ministership, with, the right to select his own Cabinet from, inside or outside the House. 5. That if this were done the whota country—except the extremists among tha Red I'eds, the Liberals, and the Conservatives—would heave a sigh of. relief, and that in. a very short time tho present apathy would have been replaced by a, revival of tho high spirit of patriotism that undoubtedly permeated all classes on the day war was declared. In .stating the foregoing' conclusions I do not .wish to detract from the work that has been done. The, trouble, about the Government is that they are all politicians, and politicians are. very little use at a time -like this; Probably -under the new leader many of the present Cabinet would be retained. But there would be this great difference—they would have ceased to. be politicians. Having now given these conclusions tq the public there I am by circumstances compelled to leave the matter. If the idea is the right one, it will doubtless be taken up by more influential men. If it is not so taken up, theu I can safely ac cept it as proved to be wrong—l am,.etc., H. C. BOBINSON. Masterton, May i, 1916.