Political Prattle

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 67, 28 June 1912, Page 7

Political Prattle

Turn Mackenzie states thai there is no likelihood of a High Commissioner bring appointed till after Parliament meets. » * * Many Liberal members are predicting the def/jat of their party. Even so, the workers will still survive. • « c Wago-slavory is wage-slavery etii), ©yon though the. name of tihe capitalist party in power may change. "Why arc Irishman always laying bare tho wrongs of their country .?" oeie<l someone in tho House of ConmiQue. "Because tlioy want them redressed," thundered a well-known National member. * * * Tommy Seddon states that there is no danger of Millar, Sidey or C'lnrbo deserting the Liberal Party. Tommy has a better opinion of hit) party than some. Reed, of Bay of Islands, states that Massoy will win on a no-oonfidone« motion. He can only win by tlw s\tpport of supposed Liberals. • * « Internal Affairs Russell, 'speaking nt I)une<]in, stated tlwvt the reason why Millar was not chosen for Prime Minister was lieeause. five supporters-of tho pnrtv declined to follow a government led by the doughty John. New it would appear as though John wculd turn the bibles upon his party. If Britain's debt increased during the past five years in the same rat in as that of New Zealand, £1,OSO,000,(«0 would have been axfcknl to its existing liabilities. * « # 'Die Government debt grew frr.m £38.R30,3f>0 in ISO! to £J9,501.240 in 1901—an increase, of nearly eleven millions. In the next decade —1901 to 1911—it grow to £81.078.122—an increase for the. ten years of over 31 millions. On March 31 of last year tho sum of tlie Govorn?m>>t debt ni"l thelocal bodies' own debts was £90.805,----733. Tt is now over £100.000,000. The Now Zealand Government debt per head is at the prewuit time, over £84. # » * Poole, ex-member for Auckland "\\< st, is taking no chances. Before leaving on a ]ectiiriiii>; tour of tho United States ho took the precaution of leaving a signe.d nomination paper in tho hands of his old election committee. He intends to question Bradnoy's to the position of member. # * # A Liberal pa jut thus gently admonishes Minister Lnur-on.son :—"W' , advise him to abstain from indulging in we can only term tho domncratic strain —the ratlKT vulgar allusions to "Joo Wγ.rd" and so I'nnh; it is find form, from one point of view, and the Minister of Labor may take our word that the working-cl.i.ss i\> i.nl. relish it, from anntlw*r point of virv.v 1 If tin's does; nofc f;to:uly him up a litile lie is past redemption. * ■* * Dr. Lyman Abbott (a distinguishrd .\»Ti(«ricr!ii CSongregaticTialist), in it deeply iiiterestiut: to tho studonts of Chicago I'nivei'sity. said ih:-rf Minisf.erfi should not take any native part in politics. The greatest nc'.'d of the time was that hki;h ideals shonhl lie courageously and strenuously maintained in polities, but it was gencrr.llv m> wisp for a minister tn take, sides. There was a deeper work for him to do. It w.'is his part to foster high ideals, and if he identified himself with oik: lvirty he si , .ut himself off from part of his people. * • » The Mackenzie Government hrs discovered that there are worse tilings than defeat. Wonderful bow coming events fashion one's point of view. The three candirlales selected (v carry Lnbor's banner in West Australian Senate elections are: —Senators Pea.r<-e, Noedham and Tiyncli. v.l:o wore seW'tod iino])posod. According to polities in tire. AV<>st at the p-ps-ont time, the ;ibove candidatvs should have no trouble in sweeping the polls nest April. # # * In the F'YiJorp.l lions" of I?'imt-»;. i:t:itivfK Sir. Deakin, leader of tlie Opposition, ii'O'.'od, as an ami iwlment to the Address-iil-Reply: That i-J'o Government merits '■ensure lor i<s failure to renlis<j its cov.stitutionnl obligatmns, ffs flagrant jios-'lcct of its duly to secure industrial peace and good order, maladministration of public departmrnte, gross partisan adion in regard to appointments, and reckless irresponsibility in financial affairs. The <ie!).ile wi>s wli''ii we went to press.