Letter Box

Maoriland Worker, Volume 12, Issue 279, 28 June 1922, Page 5

Letter Box

A. LIBERAL-LABOR ARJ.ANGEMENT To the Editor, Shy— I have read your article under the above caption. You reason on the 'oasis of the unreliability of .the Liberals and them holding office for the whole term of the new parliament. Now it seems to mc that, after the nominations are out, an agreement might be made whereby every Liberal in whose favour a Labor man stood down would bind himself in writing duly witnessed to (1*). Join hands with Labor to out th e Massey Government; (2) Pass :a Proportional Representation Act; (3) Enact no other legislation (except such as might be absolutely necessary, such as voting supplies') until a fresh election was held under the Proportional Representation system. Labor candidates in whose favour Liberals stood down would, of 'course, sign the same pledge. If that were done I think the arrangement would be kept, for although we have, seen instances of "ratting I doubt it anyone can point lo a member of parliament turning dog on his written (and witnessed) bond. If these pledges were, notgiven, the Labor '■ men would, io£ course, refuse to sliand down and the thing would fall through. I believe 1 was the llrst to-propose an arrangement, between the two parties, and the plan outlined above is what I had in my mind. I would be very glad if Tho Maoriland ~Worker will show how it would ''compromise its (Labor's) independence."- The plan may not be workable, but if that is so the argument is removed from the question of "Labor's Independence" to that of the practicability or otherwise of th© scheme outlined. —I am, etc., RADICAL.