NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 223, 21 August 1931, Page 6

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

REFORM MEMBER’S SUGGESTION * (By Telegraph —Special to Stand:-.:*. gk WELLINGTON, Aug. 20. ||, To the accompaniment oi uiny::.- By pathetic interruptions from L;. members, Mr A. M. Samuel repe;.:**. mi his former declaration in favour o: ’ rj® parties in Parliament co-opcrating *. Wj assist in the financial rehabilitation *.: the country. People, ho said. • *.'■. JH very disturbed over the serious s:: :J9 tion and were looking to Parham* for help and guidance. Every i::e:..- -|| her of the House should be prepares : • 39 accept a share of the responsibility : 1 remedial measures and if the Prim- 9 Minister asked all to co-operate in a National Government he was sure ::.** | Labour members were sincere at.. *| patriotic enough to lay aside r. l | party differences and join in the effort; at rehabilitation. “Fusion,” Mr Samuel added, “mean; very little, but the formation of a N - tional Government means that tn - Parliament can speak to the pe<: .*■ with one voice. lam of the opin: :. that the members of the Labour Pa:: * are sufficiently patriotic that they would be prepared—” Mr J. McCombs: To get rid of both other parties. Mr Samuel: To co-operate for tne welfare of the country. idr McCombs: Just humbug. Mr Samuel: That only shows the attitude of the Labour " Party when | thousands of people are in difficult:;*.' |s> and they are asked to alleviate the- position. That it is all humbug 1 Mr McCombs: No; you are the humbug. Mr Samuel: The hon. gentleman. g does not know the difference between humbug and sincerity. Mr H. T. Armstrong: You wouiu t make a good parson. Mr W. E. Parry was the nest speaker. He suggested that the oii.y two words Mr Samuel could use were “fusion and primage.” Air Samuel: They both hurt. Mr Parry: Ask your leader a hon: that; he knows best whether they hur: or not. Mr J. A. Nash: You are onlv gue?'mg. Air Parry: It is obvious that rein- l*h tions in the ranks of the Reform Parry jP. are strained and that that state oi a:- g; fairs is mainly due to the attitude or the Leader of the Opposition. Mr Nash: You are guessing. Mr Parry: You know all about thru. Strained relations have been manifested since the start of the session There has been evidence of these deferences between the front-benchers and back-benchers of the party. Reform members: Oh, go on. Mr Parry: Everybody knows i: j (laughter). What is more, the whole country is talking about it. I know it hurts, but one is compelled to mention these facts.