MR. DAVY'S OPINIONS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 889, 5 February 1930, Page 7

MR. DAVY'S OPINIONS

UNITED PARTY TROUBLE CABINET’S QUIESCENCE’’ From Our Resident Reporter WELLINGTON, Today.

In the opinion of Mr. A. E. Davy, the quiescence of Cabinet in the United Party quarrel is very significant. silence of Ministers no doubt salves their dignity, but it does not answer facts.” he said in a statement today. “Regarding the charges of the Prime Minister and members of the executive that my recent statement arose from fear of losing my salaried position.’’ he proceeded. *T wish to make it clear that my position weighed not one iota with me when the country’s interests and my declared principles are at stake. In the middle of last session I wrote to the Hon. E. A. Ransom. stating: ’lf statements such as yours are to be broadcast by members of the United Party it leaves me no option but to reconsider my position with the party.*

“A letter sent by me; to the Hon. G. W. Forbes on October 8. which T invite him to publish, will also show the reason for the unfair charge of self-interest and also establish the reason for the statement that I wished to dominate the Cabinet. If salary or position had been my object it would have been easy to retain them by silent, acquiescence in what the party aud Cabinet were doing. The meeting of members of the Cabinet with a few members of the executive on Decern ber 19 was called for the purpose of discussing a pre-election debt for advertising, and I was not. as stated by the executive, ‘summoned to give an account of certain matters/ or of anything.

“The attempt by the Cabinet to take control of the organisation now seem* likely to reach a successful conclusion. Resolutions are being passed all over New Zealand, and one ntust expect them to be of different shades of opinion in a party so mixed, but T am in or concerned at any expression of opinion which may be made if the charges which I made in Auckland cause the electors to realise the state of affairs into which this country is drifting, and to demand that their representatives in the various constituencies get together in an. attempt to solve problems.”