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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 145, 4 June 1913, Page 3

In these days of bluster and bounce and misrepresentation, particularly as regards the attitude of the Government to the workers, it is worth noting, says the travelling reporter of the “Wanganui Chronicle.” that the workers do not look on the members of the present Ge vernment as the monsters the ‘New Zealand Times” and its “trailers” in other towns would fain make people believe. As a matter of fact, the workers are "laughing up their sleeve” at the attempts being made by the Wellington organ and the “trailers’’ to unearth legitimate (:) grievances, and the very special interest they are evincing in the workers and their affairs. Of course it is the day of “false hair, false eyes, and false teeth”—likewise false politics Anyhow the workers can take care of themselves, and it may not be out if place to eltaw attention to the fact that an unique honour was conferred by workers upon Mr. E. Newman. M.P. for Rangitikei, at Marton the other night. At the close of the presessional address Mr. Byrt, secretary of the Marton branch of the’ Labour party, moved the vote of thanks to the member, and the mo tion was seconded by Mr. Waters, one of the most prominent and en<-r gctic workers the Labour party have at Marton.’ Now it must appear that if the 'Reform Government was the enemy of the working man, as alleged, these whole-souled representatives of the Labour world would nor have taken such an important part in the public demonstration of ap proval accorded to an M.P. support ing that Government.