MR M'CULLOUGH'S SUSPENSION

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 78, 28 September 1907, Page 3

MR M'CULLOUGH'S SUSPENSION

TO THE EDITOB. Sir, — In perusing your paper last evening almost the first thing I glanced at was tho report announcing the suspension of Mr. M'Cullough, in which reference was made to a motion moved by him in condemnation of the Government policy towards the workers ;it a meeting of the Political Labour Leagiie at Christchurch on tho sth inst. Tho action of the Ministry in suspending the most capablo Labour leader in Now Zealand for exercising his moral and legitimate political rights as a citizen of this country is strictly in Keeping with thoir vindictive policy towards' the workers as disclosed in their so-termed Labour legislation, and' vindictive utterances of members of tho Ministry, and is tantamount to saying that no Civil Servant shall be permitted to express his political views in adverso criticism of tho Ward Government ; but, on the other hand, ho may mount the highest pedestal in tho land and sing their praises to his heart's content without fpar of getting tho sack. I am exceedingly pleased that Mr. M'CulUmgh has besn suspended, for the reason that I believe that simultaneously with that act dawns tho hour of political victory for tho Labour movement; a victory that will place Labour so strongly on its feet that it will bo able to stand alone without tho aid cf Conservative or Liberal political, crutches. — I am, etc.. W. T. ■XTOTJN'Q. Wellington, 27th September., 1007.