BASELESS RUMOUR
SIR JAMES ALLEN'S POSITION.
A report has been published that Sir James Allen intended to retire immediately from the National Cabinet and would lead a new party. Sir James Allen to-day made the following statement respecting the rumour: "No doubt the report in this morning's newspaper to the effect that it was my intention to retire immediately from the Cabinet was inserted in order to create1 dissension. I have given no. indication that it is my intention to retire from the Cabinet, nor is it my wish to do so as long as my services may be. of use to the Government or to the people in. the difficult times which we must face' in the aftermath of the war. It seems to me that personal wishes must be put aside, and that everyone, politicians and others, should render whatever service they are capable of to bring about peace, contentment, and prosperity.- The suggestion that I am- intent upon becoming the leader of a new political party is entirely without foundation. There appears to be a very general feeling throughout the country that every effort should be made to secure a strong Government, and with this I am in entire accord."
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Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 38, 14 August 1919, Page 7
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203BASELESS RUMOUR Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 38, 14 August 1919, Page 7
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