The Taihape Daily Times THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1915. A NATIONAL CABINET.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 5 August 1915, Page 4

The Taihape Daily Times

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1915. A NATIONAL CABINET.

AND WAIMAEIWO ADVOCATE

With which i» iutorporated The Tiii.Hftpe Pont ifli" Vrairnsrimi News.)

His Excellency the Governor was little short of ' being obsessed with belief that the. formation of a National Cabinet in this Dominion was indispensable in the best interests of the, Empire or be would not have resorted co the more than ordinary course of personalty calling opposing parliamentary forces together to discuss with Mm that vexed question. It seems obvious, also, that be : is possessed of | evidence in support of what he has. don e that is not known to the ordinary individual; be that as it may, there can be no two opinions about the advisability, if not thej necessity, lor th e adm.ii istrauon or our aflairs being in the hands of th e b;est and most capable men, regardless of. what side of thci House they may sit on. This journal u!rged that vi,aw from the outset, and we are convinced that had Mr Massey been a “bigger man” in every way this country would now be in enjoyment of that amount' of security a National Cabinet can contribute. Little is to b e gained at anytime by I recrimination, hot (hose thinking people who are. capable of jrealis.ng the danger the Empire is in; ' those • who have) th e experience that teaches them that the expressed; determination: of f nations, as well as;, of .men, oftirnes i prove, .unattainable; ; those who dp not ( trust .top muph. in. the “we - will win” of Allied statesmen and still continue in blissful ignorance of the true dan* gef that is at their doors;. thos& who tfnow that our resources must be reas an. almost sacred trust, and that it is imperative that their management should bej in the hands of th e most capable , men,, cutting away altogether, all political ,'pajrty feeling,

need no convincing of the, indispenslbiiity at this, time of a National Cabinet, and had the Premier been as w G hav e said, a ‘bigger man,” such a Cabinet would have materialised almost from the time it was mooted. It is a s well that our little land should not continue, to be a fool’s paradise; when the Governor feels that the Empire’s needs ufrge him into the seldom trodden paths leading from his ordin ary routine of duty, his actions should furnish us with’ food for thought of the most serious character We, are now disillusioned about the strength of our enemies; after a year of war th'e legions against us have not apparently weakened, in fact, despite our added strength and gfreatjer prepared | ne,ss they are forcing our allies back and overrunning, their country. W|e have the opinion: of some military experts that the of our Empire hangs in the balance and no man can yet say whether we shall emerge as slaves or freemen. Wo are quite convinced that a National Cabinet from a purely party point of view was not desirable in the interests of the Opposition, and non e but the wilfully blind or stupid will fail to see this, but the circumstances are now such that party must be subordinated to the one great effort to maintain bur existence; as an Empire In the Russian Duma where party is stlronger than in any other legislature in the world, members are working together fjs bosom friends and brothers; similar conditions obtain in 'Fimri'o in t/fily and in Great Britain, and" it is only because with our prosperity resulting from streams of wealth rolling iin fro mthe abnormal demand for ou(r produce, we have failed to asses our danger at what it actually is We may still fight our puny battles for polital party supremacy; monopolists may still go on increasing the cost of food supply to a point of semi-starvation that men with plenty will not trouble to see, but what will it profit thhhc this pa,rty, if they gain a,II the miserable things their cramped intelligences are. striving for if they lose their freedom and become slaves in the end. Lot us realise th e 'importance of the coarse His Excellency th e Governor has deemed if necessary, nay, imperative in the interests and for tho life of the Empire to take; Let us follow up the train of thought His Excel!efney has set going in our minds fcjr then only shall we see'the absolute necessity for all New Zealand tc become act on e man fighting for the ons object—Freedom