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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 870, 14 January 1930, Page 1

less he had made a success of some business on his own account. That was the reason why Mussolini was so successful. His leaders were all successful men. LEADERSHIP OF PARTY Despite the difficulties that had confronted it, he still thought the Government had done more during the past session than had been done by many past Parliaments, and in the party were many men who would form the nucleus of' a sound fusion party. He considered that what had killed Reform was the fact that it had held on to its old members too long, and that its leader had not made the best possible use of the material he had in forming a Cabinet. He w r ould say unhesitatingly that at the last election Reform had lost a lot of its chaff, and that in the party good grain was left. At the same time, the party had lost some good men —men like Mr. F. J. Rolleston, whom the country could ill afford to lose. Referring to the Prime Minister, Mr. Jenkins said that if he was no better than he was last winter he w T as incapable of conducting the leadership of the party. “In fact it is fair neither to himself nor to the Dominion. I introduced at least one deputation of very prominent people and the Prime Minister slept most of the time when the leading spokesman was making his case. I say these things with reluctance. I have a very great respect and regard for Sir Joseph, but with me New Zealand comes first.” He thought there were possibilities of a strong party being formed from a combination of United, Reform and Independent, and possibly a few Labour members. He thought there was material there for a Government possibly superior to anything the country had had in the past. WILL STAND AGAIN MR. J. S. DICKSON FOR PARNELL “FUSION OR NO FUSION” “Fusion or no fusion. I am standing again next election.” So said Mr. J. S. Dickson, exGovernment Whip in the Reform Party, and ex-member for Parnell, in an interview with The Sun today. Asked his opinion of the present situation, Mr. Dickson said he preferred to be reticent on the subject. “It would be out of place for me to comment,” he said. “I have realised for a long time that the Government would last only until next session,” said Mr. Dickson. “In my opinion, we will have another election in September. There is, of course, the possibility that any two parties may come to an arrangement in the meantime, in which case an election could be avoided. “I think- it would be better to test It out and come to grips in the House. We have already had one experience of a National Government, which ended very abruptly.” (Continued on Page 11)