ONWARD UNITEDS!

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 910, 1 March 1930, Page 1

ONWARD UNITEDS!

DEFECTIONS WON’T TROUBLE GOVERNMENT AUCKLAND EXECUTIVE OPINION The defection of certain members of the United Party will in no way deter the organisation, but only serve to galvanise the members of the party into greater political activity and serve to weld together its forces in all electorates. This is the opinion of Mr. J. Trevithick, chairman of the Auckland executive of New Zealand United Political Organisation told to The Sun today. A meeting of United Party supporters was held yesterday afternoon in the party’s rooms, Swanson Street, Mr. J. Trevithick presiding. The Hon. ! J. B. Donald, Minister of Commerce and Industries; the Hon. A. J. Stallworthy, Minister of Health; and Mr. G. Munns, M.P., for Roskill, attended. They fully explained the scheme for party reorganisation as agreed on at the conference of the party in Wellington on February 21. The plan was unanimously adopted. ACTIVE CAMPAIGN In view of public utterances, many of which were wild statements made about the lack of progressiveness by the Government in carrying out its election pledges regarding land settlement and solving the problem of unemployment, it was resolved that an active campaign be launched by the party organisation, aided by the Parliamentary members of the party and with the help of Cabinet Minister, as opportunity offered, for the purpose of placing before the people the beneficial results to the Dominion already achieved by the United Party Government under extremely adverse conditions. SUPPORT FOR DOMINION EXECUTIVE Mr. Trevithick told The Sun that the following resolution had been unanimously adopted:—“That this divisional executive wishes to convey to the Dominion executive its satisfaction with the plan of reorganisaton; that it approves of the arrangements made and expresses i:s continued loyalty to the party, its leader and Parliamentary representatives.” NO EARLY ELECTION Queried as to the prospects of an early election, Mr. Trevithick said that the increased activity in party reorganisation was no indication that the party anticipated an early appeal to the electors. His own view was that unless something wholly unforeseen now occurred, the present Parliament would run its full term.