POLITICAL ADDRESSES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2113, 2 April 1914, Page 3

POLITICAL ADDRESSES.

MR. WEBB AT BLAKETOWJt.

SBy, Telegraph-Press Association.)

1 Qreymoitthi April 1. air. P G\ Wob!i 3 }U*., addressed a large uuwbef of electors afc {Mahotown. Me spoke for the most part on the lin-es of liis Greyfiioitth address, but devoted considerable time to replying to Mr. il-assey'e criticism of his (Mr. Webb's) Urevtrioutb. address. Ho said that ho was misunderstood from the abridged report, of. the address telegraphed by five i'ros? Association in leieronce to Air. Hickey. Mr. Ma&sey ift. his tir<jyli\oHtl\ speech referred to the political corruption that followed in the trail of tho Second Ballot, ami Mr. Webb had said in criticising that that if it were so the corruption. was «f the .Reform Party's-own making. In Otaki tkfe Reform Party had every available inofor-car engaged to carry to. the poll supporters of lioform to vote* for i\li\ vR-otoertson against the freehold Liberal, Mr. Field. The same tactics w-ere employed at Wanganiii, where Beformers were most enthusiastic for Mr, Yeiick. Likewise at Grey frytrn. In fairness to t'hti Labour fiiciij he (Mr. Webb) wisiiecf to-say-that-the Labour cainiklates were in He- way implicated as the ijiove emanated from the Reform side. Indeed, Reform agents in Wailu interviewed S'li% Hiekoy between tlto first and second , bat--let ■ and promised him their support if, he, when elected, would supp&rs their party against the- Ward G-ovenlwefit in . a M-eonfid.Mee metieiij but J-hv Hiekey ' absolute]}' refused; iir. Massey, hi a speech in fjrjynwuth, \vas«d ctoquelit ; I'ega.rdiug the magfiiliceut prosperity of the fiontmfon. He (Ht. Webb) atorted that t'he boosted prosperity did not ex- | fffiid beyoad the wealtliv class, ancf rtever i yet reafihed tlie great mass of the weait'h-producers. Last year Jtsd been a 'prosperous., yftar for monopot.ifes atid mpney*le:iid'iiig institutions, of irliich [ Massty is the political expression, and Mr, Webb quoted from tie Teal- BoiA for J9l3y wliieh appeared under Mr, Massivf's naflio as Minister of Labour. This showed that up to March 31, 1913, mortgages to fcho amount of £97,516.37.5 remained on tSio register, and-oji the other hand the mortgages were Bot aH registe'red, many-net being included to the. figures. This, of course, jnca-nt'a feom for the money-tenders, who were receiving double, tlve rates charged the previous year. Inferring to the .statement by Mi , . jSJ'assejr tl.iat no workers hud been shot, dosvn'during.the.strike, Mr. Webb said th.a't this was inoGEteet, for he ku<sw of si C3SB of one youii;; man stet tauwgu" the S'liojvld'er oil the nigirt, ot the riot in Mailing Street, «-Jiiist;- two boys wore shot, one in the foot, roc[um-i)g medical attendance, aad tiio ot-her ia the kuee. The cas& of the young man would come befwo Parliament tor TO.tapensatioil, Tho whole matter had alrcacly been <]isc-!.issed in tlie House, aiW tnereiore Mr. Masse.} , ms'st lmte a very bad fliehv ■ ory Wlien lie said no workers were shot ■ desfl. • ' lii.rofereiwe to his CAIr. W«bb's> state- j Biert iihat many <if the "spetials" \ver<j' triininals just out of gael., he wan lii's-'. pared to provq liis by means of trvistTOfthy cvhlcnp& were an oppor^ ! , tuniiy given, but tliis had beoij. rertsed ] by tj|s iUinisterof Justice, A petition krgtjj; Signed by residents aK'l tasiiiesg I people iit 'IU/anaki Mid Haiiung Streets liatj been drstirn up to the effieti that a nii.ftib.pr of "spce.ials" were to •Iβ fouiid drijiki : ng in tiio hotels by day, riding,.] about armed by night, and ' thai fully i ittieen. shots wer-3 lirod by tbese meii. ■ -'i Itt reference to tko atetuie ot tiio So- ■ ml jD'eiMcratic Party, My- Webb ssr-icl j ■flh&t tho party intonttwi inking tij> an: absolutely hulo{sei«lent attitude te 'hotli j the -othiir parties. Progressive . farces, j lie added.,, were greatly Handicapped on a;cfcdu.nl oi Kio KSiwai of'to Sseoiid Ballot, without, a eubsijtute oei'iig , The repeal -of the Secon4 Uallat by the | Siassoy Party, ho urged, demenstruted i btiyon'd the 'shadow of » ihnhi that tlipif jftfltto was "oflico at a)iy price," sjwstive of tile cieniocratic aspirttioiis of the people. Mr. W<ibb contondtd. t%t iii 6 Reform Govoramoiit had jnade '4 dastardly attack on tho right aiiij l'ibp'rto'.cß i)i t'JlO efcetoi'S, and tile werlcei's, j lie saft knew well that the 3kssey Party, vyllen in Opposition, stroutlfdusty opposed every Act calciiiat«d to im-pro-ve fte eiaiiditionVs of the masses, In caiwlusiaiis Mj , . Webb that j it was tho a'Voived object ol Labour, to; liftt t\io Jtosey Government out flf «jjHce iißst 4«: ; tj.()]j,' and iii the absence <rf Social Dc'meerat workers, woiild roll tip to vote solidly ajjninst tko Massey »■ j iiiee and sttpgort tho iiominei; of the Liberal Party.

■ jia. RIIfSELL AT ASfIBBBTON. (By Tci«ir<ipii.~!l?rßES Association.) AsiiSurtoO, April 1. Mi- V G. W. Russell, aU'., addressed, a ofowded meeting of over 800 people at the 'lHicsttre Koyttl las*, night:.. J*e was received iti-ast cordially, -ana. his speech (which dealt with loading •political questions of the day, ;»d .included a heavy deiiiiiieiatioii of tho β-avefii-nrnwt) 'was jttinetuated-' vrith applause daring the tyw) and a half hours-of ife dwatsw.- "White speaktwg gewerrfly «m tho lines of his recioiit addresses, , he, laid- spEßinl ojupliasis on ttio liibefal J*arty's .ctisagrceinent witli wliai. he tct'mei * lie UevevatncMt's "one ship, naval policy," sind eu-largefl en. the heavy cost tile "ridiculous. policy oi a tov navy" would entail. jHc wferred to" tie failure oS tiio {iovovmiieirt to previde ekaj) mMtey, and after ijuoting a number of figures, said that in his last year o{ offifie Sir Josepli Ward hat 1 made" avaiiable £1,000,000 inprc olicap ! money tlian Mr. Massey had in txveii.ts : months. The. cheap money tile liberal fiwernmeivt had, -provided had teen the salv4tkm cf many a man. the rate of interest had gwie sip sinee Mt. /Massey ted taker.t; 7 p.lftec, and tiio policy oi! the present GoVwnmont was to rai&o ttot ■rate. Lootl badws hail hail to go to tho hanks to borrow moiisy for prblic 'works.: Ifc was not the fanaers, but rather the livfge capitalists,. who wevo dictating the policy of toe Massey Ad--mijiistfation, a.nd tlic fato.of intertst weuicl never get down to the low rate of the Liberal regime, nor u-otJd diea-p money be available, while the Massey Government remaifled oh tho IVcasiwy benches. ■

Mi , .' ilussel! dflvfrtod a por-Uou o:f hi-s speoeii Jo repaying to Mr. Kosvwtby, who delivered a addtess Irere last Week, seeking to show' that the nreniber ioi' Asltburtou had eitltcr lriis-stated ni?ltty facts regai-dmg the iiirance «f the kte aud present Govemmenfcs and in respeet of the Massed; Gwofmncnt's land policy, or had .stated thorn only partially, lie also _ Oealt eeattuti-gty and at soma leiigth with th« pfodscs t!ie Reform JPnrfc.y had lttad.fj ptiov to'tko Inst GgmokU Election and: to the way iii'ivljieli these pledges liarj. liieto observed or noinsbsen'ocl Aβ afttendiiteiit ta the <i-Sact that Mr. Russell be thanked for his adclressj btjt that tho meeting had no coivMeiveo in tho party he teprcsisnts, was decisively' (lefeatod i» iavowr of a nrotioii of tlmwlss afid confidoftco in tito Liberal Party and in Sir Joseph Ward as its lcactor, I'ho niover of tho amendment, whieli did not SEcnro fifty Buppwtcrs at ftiost, j had a difiiewlty in «i>t;riiii»g n lteariHg, [ and the motion was Parried apparently ! CiitijHsiasiieally, tins wliota of Uio ii?st I of tlw-niidkiw ojfivating ffaoir hands in I its favour,, and chwria'g Sir. ihixsoll.

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