THE INTERVENTION
Sir,-It is quite evident from the comments of O. E. Middleton in The Listener of February 8 that he considers himself a "clear thinking New Zealander," but his last paragraph clearly indicates his political bias. He is quite entitled to his feelings of remorse over New Zealand’s support of Britain’s action at Suez on the facts as known to him, but does he know the full facts? His judgment seems to be entirely a superficial one. Could anyone with fair
judgment imagine Sir Anthony Eden as an aggressive warmonger? When history discloses the full account of this action, Mr. Middleton will learn something about statesmanship and the responsibility of a British Prime Minister to endeavour to preserve his country from industrial stagnation through oil for its machinery being unavailable. No remorse is felt by those who can see the full implications of Britain’s effort to maintain her status and economic stability. But, of course, there are some petty politicians and ideologists who will always consider their country to be wrong, and particularly those who in this land enjoy its comfortable prosperity. In the same issue Mr. J. Malton Murray writes on this matter with "clear thinking," and wider vision than O. E, Middleton.
NEVILLE
THE INTERVENTION
(Gisborne),
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 915, 22 February 1957, Page 5
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209THE INTERVENTION New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 915, 22 February 1957, Page 5
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