MR. MASSEY IN REPLY

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 4 September 1909, Page 6

MR. MASSEY IN REPLY

« PATRIOTISM TRUE AND FALSE. A SPECIMEN OF MR. FOWLDS'S IMPERIALISM. "ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS." 1 . : (By. Tolesraph:—Soccial. dorrespondint.) Auckland, September 3 • 'The Jjeador of the Opposition; in an mtor--Honi. v: 1 George-I'owlds, and gives tho Minister, some • Btraight talking.! ; ::;i''The - vioious attack •vof > -Mr. -r.Sowlds i- . tfoubled mo little," -said ?Mr.- Massoyy "but as 'y l , xount,: I oan .hardly.allow: his outburst -to .V: .^pass : unnoticed,"and ■'Iv,may .say.-that Mr. i !■: ;■ 'I'owlds -' would .rhavo:.heard : from- tiie '-before I '.•-••ximt 'iorr-tbe ■ fact >:■ that- during- tho . .last: fow days I liavo been visiting.: somo of _ the out- . my constituency..: ! ■.•;;: , "First',-.:then," said ; Mr. Massey, .."Mr. i . Fowltk.says'that I 'have'frequently paraded ;ifi5 i />;RatriotismKandi : lmperialiJih:l.y^^Vell;\l don't think-anyone 1 can-say .that I liavo -used i SJ^ither:-Imperialism for my.-.'own i'Advantage .: "or v'klorificatidii;biit"_ let ' me . tell W ; iythatj-.'inScoffimbiiv;",wit_H \.;many :i;>qt|ier .vlmperialists,- ■?Ik holcl.\the opinion'-that -nothing >■ has "evir/donK.-tl^ nr. down of-, parliament, at- a-cntical time,-and '.-. imperial / matters 1 . % ; , -.v,. However', about .Mr.- Powlds!? / Imperialism,.l can remember a-famous occasion when ;ZMland.;yarliameht."did 'bpnour.to; ; ;; one ,of.'tho' greatest of .'lmperial' statesmen by,-adopting -a - expressing. regret s-vhis ;-retirement;?;^H"at'';was:^ : • . of 'Mr. Fowlds on that occasion?- /.'Tho.hon- : -dp in- tho House and express:lns. opinions v'y'. . ; in .;a-Vstraightfpr,ward7manner,ibut, ! -'after i .-'tKe .Tespliition:-.was > agreed ftt,:?h6; : jcabled.'.;to t , ;Sir ■f>:.vH.. Ci.'.Bannerman,- informing- him ;that -.the ;il;jvinotiqiiiwas;j. rushed v. ••■reptitiously; - that it- didunot. represent.-the ■is ■'/oil' ito" Mciwnssfspeak^loudeifthan Vi .. words, and sincethat tim© I have had a'very - poor opinion - both of.-Mr. -Fowlds's political , tactics, and of his Imperialism. ' i- • . i&lfi' ■ "Mr; I'owlds wanted' to know 'what, my

...lieutenant thought of my 'attitude; and ho w-'.'has' had- his --answer.; very..pronjptly from-.Mr.-*/i'lAllehVi-'My-party Bolialy. ijfpr.-Sgoing' of cgostponmg the. session-because-,the Pnmo i /. -Ministor .could -not f.ti'usfc ihisi, colleagues in: ;/V-t(s^ ; a^nce.i'^We^can;trust each ; :ptheiy and S-Ithht';great/ideal j more,^;than-' t oither>tlie" l-v:/ - 'is:-.'-C-.-<; v; rv"Air.- Fowlds," continued •.-. Mr. • .-Mass«y,-- ■■ i !'says -X deplored" the. follvjof.VNew Zealand: i-ioVJiotV •Wji^Vfcinyio^ivq^KautMK;^ J:)f !.tafce "i ba'cK'';ipthin&' ;K : j*mliia^al''defence,;^ ;...this .'/jiointi ; I' was hot fully .reported '* on the ■;S:tir'stswMsipn.<^ ! •\w6.,-,3hpuld sevor; .qur • Connection-..with - : th.o. :[£-(Australian- SquadrbnV''and.;',that:;New/Zeftlahd.: . vv'shoffld be- placed in chaTge -of tho Admiral if'Sin-Jcbarge, oLihe-; '. •'.•'Sc.fenis';t<> .;be V,what. is "intended. ' 1 .ivant - to J-f^s&j'iJstibipg-Vahd^ , : whicbvi wilJ *' .Ip^lestaiiftv/ltog^tlief. 5,-;.:and4;as'sist *:the ; ; ;Emj>ire: 5 , as;-'a ; 'whqle,arid "1' ':V regret/that, so far as New Zealand,is con.'l >[rarn^^' m prpgressyhas! r.nplo/beei^made'. : in : . thi's respect." ===== -