A NEW TONE

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1930, Page 4

A NEW TONE

FROM REFORMERS. (By Telegraph—Press Asflociation>, AUCKLAND, December o. “AVe do not want to fuse,’” declared Mr G. C. Munns, ALP., for Loskilt and senior Government whip, addressing a post-sess.onal meeting at Sandringham last evening.* “AVe will not be. dragged at the heel of any other party,” he added. “Reform offered to assist us so long-ns we "did the right tiling, but becau'se we would, not fall in line behind Mr Coates, at the first clmnce lie moved a no-con-fidence motion, and, prayed that it would not be carried, as he did not want to face the country. The Refoim Party is looking for fus.on. Where have these suggestion 'for fusion come from ? Not from the United Party. Mr Coates wants us to fuse and he names seven conditions, including one to -reduce wages. AVe do not want to iuse, and we will not fuse.” HAWERA, December 5. Refutation of a suggestion that the objective of the forthcoming six conferences being held throughout the Dominion by the Farmers’ Union was the establishment of a. new political! Party was given, in reply to queries, at a meeting of the South Taranaki Provincial Executive to-day, The Secretary, Mr E. K. Cameron, supervisor of the arrangements for' the firs conference at Hnwera on December 17, explained that the object was not the formation of a political party, but it was felt necessary to have a primary producers’ organisation which could influence the Government or candidates to endorse action regarded by the Union as essential. The Dominion Executive realising the serious situation facing the primary industries was nieiely seek ng to provide an opportunity for united action.. The Union’s policy to that end would be expounded at the Conference. WELLINGTON, December 4. At a meeting of the organisation Committee of the Reform Party, ,it wa resolved.— (T> To ask the party organsation in the Wellington district to give publicity to Mr Coates’s recent declaration of policy, and to use every effort to rouse the public to the danger of allow ng the present Government’s policy in regard to unemployment, borrowing, railway construction, and defence to continue.

(2) To inform Air Coates that in the opinion of the organisation, the Reform Party should not allow itself by idle talk of fusion to he associated with, or to give the appearance of acquiecelice in the fatal policy of drift now being pursued by the Government. 1