THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 83, 2 September 1914, Page 4

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

SHOULD A POSTPONEMENT

BE MADE?

PREMIER PROMISES DEFINITE ANNOUNOEMiKSNT.,

By Talegnapfti,—Prese ABBw»ti«n. Wellington, Last Night. In the douse of Representatives thin evening Sir Jojsepih Ward asked 1 the Premier if (he could say when tho general election would,' take place.- He pointed out that the year was preeping on, and the people liad a right to 4aiow whether an election would he held this ycwr'ior not. His pejwnal Opinion was that it ought to be put off till next 3f' Opposition wanted' to keep party out of the present crisis, buc there wias an impression: abroad tnat tho Giovernroent had not followed t£i.> good 'eKajinple set by his side. 'xiie Premier, in reply, siaid tliat under the constitution an eleeWtan must be Md this year before Parliament , died by effluxion of time. The Government wanted to do the rigjlit thing, and would da it. The difficulty wasi tint no one could tell wfliat tihe condition of European affairs would be in three mositfls' time, and if matters calmed down toe saw no reason why the elections should not be h«M as uiiuoi. He would maike a statement to the House as to the date of tlhe election not later tluun the 14th September..