LABOUR IDEALS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 12 July 1923, Page 5

LABOUR IDEALS.

PERTINENT MINISTERIAL'ADVICE. ' (By Telegraph.— Special to the Star) WELLINGTON:- July 11. ' Ihe feature of to-day's resumption of the financial debate was the clash between Labour members and the lon 0 J. Parr, Minister of Education V It commenced with a criticism by Mr Munro (]>anedin North), who accused the Government of presenting a fairy tale budget. It asked the people to' choose between the Union Jack and the Led Flag,-though the real fight was between the good of humanity and the good of mammon. ! The Hon. C. J. Parr (Minister of Education) delivered a stinging answer, and Labour members were so ttrougly tempted to interrupt him that the Speaker held up proceedings to v*arn them. Mr Pa,rr demanded vhat Lancur | critics should "come down to tin tacks and get out of the clouds." Their theories, he declared, were most amiable, but how were they. to be a<,cimplished ? He would admit that the * capitalistic system had its evils, ai.d the:x were evils attached 10 e^ery other system, but did his■■'critics n;can to tell the House that th? h.t oi the under dog had not been immensely improved during the last 40 years?A Labour member: No. The Minister contrasted present-day conditions with those of past times, and declared that it was.folly to think that mankind was going to be saved by the socialising of the world. "I believe in time," he continued, "that my friends of t>>e Labour Party will be "on these benches." Mr Howard: "We will be there very ; Boon." j Mr Parr: "But you will never get I he.:e until you mend your ways." I He concluded with a declaration that the Labour Party would never govern until it tore up its socialistic flag, because the working people were not foolish enough to belreve that the socialisation of everything could be actually put into practice. •■■.",