Trimming His Sails

Maoriland Worker, Volume 12, Issue 303, 20 December 1922, Page 4

Trimming His Sails

It was Mr. R. A. Wright, M.P., who hissed during and after the elections that Labour lefders should be "drummed out of the country." It was th's ■same gentleman who, in. his capacity as Mayor of Wellington, cut the Corporation labourers' wgaes and beat them for payment for wet weather time ,antt wh o als 0 led .the attack on tramwaynien's wages. And it was he who AFTER the election, discovered that the Arbitration Court's allows ance, for rent (15/3 a week), in the fixation of the bjasic rate of wages was not satisfactory. During the election fight the only people who said this were the Labour candidates, and for daring to, say it, Mr. Wright shouted for their deportation. Why this sudden somersault? , Why does this pious opponent of Labour now perceive the merit in this part of Labour's- case? The answer is that the Mayoral election is in. the-offing, and Mr. Wright desires not to be separated from the sweets of office. He is trimming his sails. The "deportation" stunt: reduced his majority pretty well to : .nolhtngness, A chiange is . necessary to save hie bacon. Hence his newfound "sympathy with Labour." BJessed be stunting, for it pjiall prevail!—at least hje hopes bo,