THE MEMBER FOR WANGANUI

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10542, 26 January 1912, Page 5

THE MEMBER FOR WANGANUI

HIS POSITION IN POLITICS. Conversing with a Wairarapa Age reporter yesterday, Mr W. A. Veitch, M.P., made it quite clear that lie intended voting against tlie Ward Administration on the first, no-confidence -motion .brought clown in the House. "T am pledged to do so." be said, j "and' f intend keeping to my pledge." Asked what -would happen if Sir Joseph Ward were to retire before the meeting of Parliament, Mr Veitch said, "My pledge is to vote against the Cabinet, and not against any individiial member." Mr Veitch further stated that. he felt sure Mr iMassey would become Prime Minister, aaid was confident that lie would retain, office for at least three years. He scouted the idea that the placing of the Reform Party in power would mean a return to 4s 6d a day wages and soup kitchens. He had met Mr Massey, and was quite y convinced that he was more democratic in his views than the present Prime Minister. Mr Veitch went further, and slid that if Mr Massey legislated for the good of the whole comnmmity, and -brought down measures to reduce the cost, of living, and to improve the 1 condition of the workers, there was no reason why he ■should not re.ma.in in power for twenty years.