VIEW OF MR. JORDAN, M.P.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 95, 22 April 1924, Page 7

VIEW OF MR. JORDAN, M.P.

.SYMPATHISES WITH JHE MET. "This is not a time for speeches, but for calm careful thinking!? said Mr. W. J. Jordan M.P, for Manukau, when SSST y a " star * reporte ' tUis "I regret exceedingly that a, strike nas been found necessary, but mv sympathies are wholeheartedly with the raihvaymen and their dependents,'- Mr Jordan continued. '"If the Government cannot run the servjee at a profit thej should not expect the burden of th< loss to be borne by the staff. I s hal be pleased to act in any capacity whicl will assist the Dominion to avoid wha may easily develdp into a trouble simi jar; to that experienced in 18!»0. whei it.was found nocessary' to put out tli toiiservative Oovernment, and insta «hat was called the Lawbreaking Dis loyal party, uijder John Bullance° -."The question which t ask myself is: 'Am I. as a citizen of NW Zealaml desirous of seeing ray fellow men work ing for the public service for £:} 13/J per week, and a financial institution paying big dividends on invested capital?' Should our fclloweitizens be asked to work for less than they can live upon ?" asked. Mr. Jordan. "Undoubtedly it is time that we had a ?hangfe of Government, and, that «'p ■eplaced an incompetent Ministry with in- inexperienced one % However, this is lot a tiirtc for speeches, but for careful ieliberation, with a mind to the poverty, lankroptcies, abandoned farms and unmplojjoaai existing in New Zealand."