NOT TO BE POSTPONED.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 September 1935, Page 8

NOT TO BE POSTPONED.

election will be held even IF WAR BREAKS OUT. STATEMENT BY MR FORBBSL I (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Last Night. When tlie House of Representatives resumed at 2.30 o’clock this afternoon, Mr. A. J. Stallworthy said he strongly resented Hon. S. G. Smith’s statements that the Auckland clergy were victims of political campaigners, and said the clergymen concerned were gravely offended hy Air. Smith’s remarks. He hoped the Budget would show that taxation would be reduced by £7,000,000 that the sales tax would be abolished* and the the unemployment tax would be wiped out. He thought enterprise should be given a chance and a vigorous public works policy undertaken. Mr. W. P. Endean said he thought Mr. F. Jones was asking too much when he expected the Government to. prevent all impositions on the public. Purchasers should be able to distinguish between good and poor goods. He thought statements made by varioussocial workers could not be 'borne out. Ho had been in Pnrlinment for five ycats and had come across only two. cases where he considered sufficient had not been done for them. Referring to* the international situation, ho said hebelieved in peace. Anyone who went to war for pleasure should bo placed in a mental hospital. He believed in the League of Nations, but he thought there would bo some difficulty in the League functioning successfully whilegreat nations like Japan and the United States were outside it. He mentioned Mr. Forbes’ statement regardingthe position of New’ Zealand if Britain went to war. If Britain became embroiled in war and lost, what would" happen to New Zealand’s market? If New Zealand stood apart, England might later say if a war occurred iu the Pacific, “Now fight your own battles.” Ho hoped that,' if trade with the East developed, the cargowould be carried" in British vessels. Blame Laid on Government

Air. D. W. Coleman said the. Government was very largely responsible fertile position New Zealand was in today. He said the statements made by Hon. J. G. Cobbe about what would happen if Labour came into power were bogeys.' He said Lord Beaverbrook and his Press said exactly the. same things before the last British elections. He regretted that the Prime Minister had stated that the Arbitration Court was not t' be reinstated to its original position, and he contended there were many employers who were quite satisfied with the present position, as they could sweat their employees as much as they liked. At the same time, he admitted that many employers were playing the game by their employees. Ho asserted that many so-called voluntary industrialsettlements were compulsory settlements because the workers knew that, if they did not agree, they would have no award at all. He urged the completion of the Napier-Gisborae railway.. Mr, E. J. Howard regretted Mr. A. D. McLeod’s reference to the unemployed in moving the Address. Mr. McLeod interjected that he did not mean all the unemployed. Mr. Howard alleged that all the terrible things that it was said would happen if Labour came into power were happening now. Women and children were starving, and children were unable to,go to school because they had insufficient clothing and no footwear., He referred to Mr, Coleman’s plea tofinish the Gisbornc-Napier raihvay and said the Government never finished any job, except the ruination of the workers. The Government knew it could not defend its own position, so it raised the bogey of guaranteed prices. He reviewed the events which had’ caused Labour to break away from the liberal Party and form its own ogranisatiou.

Mr. C. IT. Chapman expressed the hope that, if Italy and Abyssinia wore at war bn fore the election, and Britain became involved, that would be not taken as an excuse for postponing the election.

Rt. Hon. W. G. Forbes: The election will not be postponed. Mr. Chapman continued to review the actions of the Coalition Government in the last four years.

The debate was adjpurned and the House rose at o.iU).

M>. Forbes said lie expected the debate to (‘Oiu'lndo on Tuesday afternoon. The Budget would be introduced on Tuesday evening.