"LIES AND FILTH"

Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 146, 18 December 1919, Page 5

"LIES AND FILTH"

MR. J. READ AND THE PRESS.

Of the various candidates who addressed Ihe electors from the Evening Post balcony last night,, the only one who de livered a bitter attack, on the newspaper press was Mr. J. Head, the Labour nominee, who was defeated for Wellington North. He spoke of "lies arid filth that had fallen to the Labour Party."- It may be stated in connection with, this . election,that as on all other occasißris.The Post has sci'upulofis'ly .erideavoured in its news columns to treat each candidate on exactly . the same basis as regards space and fairness of reporting for' the fopbrts of their meetings. It is noteworthy that oh lib occasion during the election has The Pds't been accused of unfair reporting by any political party or candidate. It is the more" remarkable, also, that Mr. Read should complain, when he was even better, treated as regards sipace for reports of His meetings than either of his opponents. The actual unpaid-for space given td Sir. Read by The, Post for reports of his meetings was 126 i. inched, while that given to Mr. H. Oakley Browne was i 26 inches, aM that to Mr. Mke 123 i inches.