TONE OF PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 98, 27 April 1932, Page 8

TONE OF PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—lrrespective of .the procedure of the House of Representatives (when in Committee) it is difficult to ; comprehend the almost entire absence of rebuke that was manifest ; in so^ealled debated that was permitted to sink" to depths that are fortunately foreign to- the:political life of our Dominion. - . -, •' ;:■ In times'that prevail, it is of paramount importance that , the youth ,of ; our T)o----minion do not.pass into manhood imbued! with the stupid doctrine of Socialism, which is nothing more or less the " policy-: of the New Zealand. Labour Party. .Both Socialism and Communism have proved all the world over to be a:.grave menace to; economic well-being , (wherever given a trial), and .if is for this reason . that world renowned 'leaders of Labour have realised the fallacy of hollow ideals. Can leaders of the Socialists in this Doriiinion refute-the fact that the following world-renowned leaders in the Labour movement .have scrapped Socialistic ideals that can neither cure the ills of this fair' Dominion, nor those of any component part of the British . Empire? The following mentioned are but i fewof the men of wisdom who have turned their backs, for all tinie, on Socialism, and all that it stands for: -Thr present Prime Minister of Great Britain; that courageous Labour leader, Frank Hodges, and finally that outstanding world figure of force and vigour, namely, Mussolini. All possess the privilege to think, and though the Coalition Government ' lacks the creative spirit together with "a vigorous constructive policy, the fact is apparent, that New Zealanders must now be enlightened and determined that this Dominion will never be open for exploitation by either Socialists or Communists. is gratifying to observe throughout the -Dominion that insofar as public life is concerned that apathy has changed, and >.ew Zealanders themselves are now taking a deeper interest in the general security and administration of their own affairs. Such happenings in Parliament last week go to prove how utterly calamitous it would be if so-called debate in the Parliamentary life of this Dominion was permitted to sink to .such a low level of tirade and abuse.—l am, etc., 26th April. T" A" F'