FOREIGN POLICY

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 263, 4 August 1939, Page 10

FOREIGN POLICY

Criticism Of British Premier QUESTION OF CONVICTION “I hope no member of this House will adopt a slavish. Servile, aud sycophantic attitude toward persons in the Homeland just because they happen to be in positions of authority,” said Mr. Nordmeyer (Government, Oamaru), when referring during the Budget debate iu the House of Representatives last night to statements made by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Hamilton, about British foreign policy. “The Leader of the Opposition last night chided certain members ou this side of the House for daring to criticize the British Prime Minister. Mr. Chamberlain,” Mr. Nordmeyer said. “.He said he did not object to criticism but that he did object to attacks, but I wonder at what point criticism becomes attack. Did he last night, for instance, criticize or attack the Government? When it appears to us, according to our sincere convictions, that something should be said, we would be failing in our public duty if we did not say it.” Mr. Hihnilton: You do accept Russia, though. "That is a complete absurdity,” Mr Nordmeyer said. "There are people on both skies of the House who realize that good things have been done in Russia, but to say that everything that has been done there is the quintiasence of wisdom is absurd.”