A MEAN RETORT

Grey River Argus, 9 November 1920, Page 5

A MEAN RETORT

prime Mm— :.:-. ;^ UiKyt FOR LYTTELTON.

WELLIN GT o N , Novem,^ 6 . HouseVT qUCUeS Waiti ** •* «» evenin/ Cpresent{i «ve s the other opend tT S °° n aS the *>'*» have?™ 1 "" 0 " 5 '° "'* Bi " as " ««»» atter the supper adjournment Bill was the result of the he p re -veclat the last election from' t^ •^ A., which was one of the dirtiest o»o of the filthiest, devices over £ »ortod-to in this country to help o P htical party into power. H e as\:e the Prime Minister to forget that he had been once a master of an Orange todge, and to look at :this matter^ M T n " iStCli ° f Now Z «*»'l. Mr Massey 'heatedly asked Mr~ Me Comb s could he say his life had boon open book as he claimed his own Mr Massey replied somewhat wa-m-Jy to the member for Lyttelton. Mr Massey, said he did not pretend to be Perfect, but his life had. been an open book, and he was not ashamed of any Jarfinit. Could the hon. member fdr lyttelton say that!

Mr.McCombs: Undoubtedly. How can you say otherwise! ' • i

Mr Massey said it was true that. 40 years ago he had been master of a local Orange Lodge. He admitted that and he was not ashamed of it Wha' that?* 10 h ° n ' gentleraan s ot t0 say i

•Mr McCombs: You are the Prim. Minister.

Mr Massey: I am p rim c Ministei and my duty as P r «»e Minister come hr«t. I have also heard men to-nio h - Wll ° boton e?d to Orange Lodges, mak, ivory strong speeches on the other side Mr Massey denied "that ho was •> momber of the P.P.A, and he pointer, out that at the last election the P P \ had fought Sir James Allen, the sec ond in command of" the Reform Parly Mr Holland said the Prime Minister lad, by implication, suggested that the member for Lyttclton's lif e w not an open book. If the Prime Minister's life had been as open as that of the member 'for Lyttelton, then he would have something to be proud of. There had never been meaner tactics -employed in the House than the Prime Minister had employed in reply to the member for Lyttelton. These tactic*wore, -he added, in- keeping with the tactics the Prime Minister had adopted throughout his political career.