NATIONAL NEED

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1931, Page 6

NATIONAL NEED

MEMBERS RECOGNISE - TRUCE.

WELLINGTON, August 25,

'Che first reference in the IHou.se to the turn taken by the British political situation was made to-night by Colonel M’Donald (United, YYairarapa), who said that no greater and finer example could be furnished members of the New Zealand Parliament, as to how to come together when the country was in dire distress and passing j, through an unparalleled crisis, than that set by the statesmen of Great Britain.

“Surely,” he. said, “if we cannot take other examples we can adopt this one, and at once fo/rm a National Government on the same lines to tide New Zealand over the difficulties at present coil fronting it. Then when the difficulties have been surmounted wo can- go back, if we so desire, to our present parties. Party wrangling when the __country is clamouring for assistance should not be the order of the- day. The interests of party should <be- placed i:i the background, and all hands should be on deck to save the ship of 'State.” ■ "T j ... “Jt .was my intention to deal with the errors of omission and 'commission of the present Government, reuiaiked Mr Sykes (Reform, Masterton), "but as we have declared a political aim'stipe I 'will omit this from my speech. Another- speaker ;; - who Wfe-xghii’l^U• limited by the position was Mr Nash (Reform, Palmerston), who declared it impossible to criticise the Budget, much as he would like to do so.