COALITION

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 354, 15 May 1928, Page 8

COALITION

Sir.— In a few short months we shall be in the throes of a General Election, and I venture to predict that if the official Opposition and minor parties do not alter their modus operandi that Reform, with all the abuse with which it is being labelled, will have practically a

walk-over and things will be the sarr.*— many things promised, but nothing done. The writer does not hold a brief for any one party, but regards Labour, it being the next largest party, as representing the majority of opinion w the Dominion as to whom should take office. This is, of course, excluding ’-M dissatisfied Reformers, whose numl-* is legion. This latter element vi!i probably vote for one of the parties, an action that will have the effect of splitting the vote and glvirvictory to the Reform, who are than any one other party. So far. the public has not read much of the election programme of these parties. This may be due to the partisanship of the principal part of the Press. One tnue: assume that all of them have the *reifare of the Dominion at heart, and that it is not simply a campaign to get * nW office to suit their various ambitior?--Now, if this is so. and every party is ready and willing to put Country before Party, let all the opposing factions agree on a sound progressive poky and join hands. Only by this joct:.--or a part merging, shall we have * change of Government and policy. * seems to be rather a general opto* oo that one, at least, of these minor emanates from some fertile brain the Reform Party, with the object # splitting the vote, to the advantage °- the Reform Party; in short, that it a political stunt. This may be L case. If it is so, and a general invti*tion was issued from one party to others, it would probably show a pfaulting party, or parties. In con^ 3 * sion, I suggest that Labour, being tn* largest party, issue a general to all minor parties and form a ful Coalition. Choose as their mini* I** 1 ** the brains of the combination to on with a wiser and more business" 1 policy than we have at present. G. F. HOLIBAK.