A new definition of reactionary: "One who opposes Bill Dwyer."

Steve O'Regan recommends n look under Walsh. F. P., in "Who's Who in New Zealand," to those who followed the interesting dispute between Mr Walsh and lawyer Dunn in the recent slander case in the Supreme Court. A third point of view is always so refreshing!

I am pleased that Mr Holyoake finds it reassuring that the recent U.S. tests have been followed by no increase in radioactive fallout yet ...

As you may know I had the dubious honour of being "elected" to the provisional executive at the Special General Meeting. The provisional executive held only one meeting, fortunately. Don't think my ulcers could have stood another. Felt like Alice in Wonderland! Managed to vote against and with both the "reactionaries" and the "revolutionaries" and thus, I hope, ensuring my political and economic future.

Political Blinkers

During the waterfront dispute in 1951 some of the Wellington leaders of the Progressive Youth League went to Auckland for a conference with the national leaders of that "N.Z. working class youth organisation." There they found the office and clubrooms closed and all the Aucklanders no longer living at their previous addresses. Eventually they were tracked down and thereupon they roundly abused the Wellington leaders lot their lack of security precautions. Apparently the Wellingtonians had I'll to realise that a revolutionary-situation existed in N.Z. Whilst the Wellington members of the P.Y.L. were raising money for the wharfies and their rallies the Auckland P.Y.L. had gone Into hiding to ensure it would be around to lead the revolution that was about to erupt at any moment.

This outburst of nostalgic reminiscences has been provoked by Bill Dwyer's statement that a revolutionary situation exists at this University at the moment. You know there is nothing like an Ideology to blind one from reality. (Which will do for my Thought For the Week).

Do Troikas Ever Work?

The settlement in Laos has been received with general rejoicing but anyone naive enough to consider the solution workable is in for a rude shock. The attempt to harness together the three contending power groups must Inevitably fail. For any of them to sincerely at-tempt to make the coalition work will mean a renunciation of its own claim to power. Neither the extreme Right or the extreme Left have yet demonstrated a sincere desire for anything less than absolute power. Thus Souvanna Phouma is left with the unenviable task of attempting to make the coalition work, whilst retaining enough power to control the politicial aspirations of the two extreme groups.

—Val Maxwell.