MR. JORDAN ON THE STRIKE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19144, 9 October 1925, Page 7

MR. JORDAN ON THE STRIKE.

Sir,-Mr. Jordan, M.P. tor Manukan, has most peculiar ideas of assisting m the settlement of the seamen's striku, la his speech at Panmare, he said, '"he regretted the present shipping trouble very much indeed," and declared that- strikes and talk of strikes are ebout £,» silly a» war. Now, 50 far so good, if he had not followed np this reamrk by saying, that, "It was worth noting, Lowaver, that the P, and 0. Company had paid 12 per cant, and each £IOO shaie was quoted at £285 on the Stock Exchange." The above remark shows definitely just where Mr. Jordan stands. He was toying to show his sympathy with the seamen and at the same time attempting to show justification for their attitude, and, further., his remark, is calculated to stir np strife and add fuel to the flames that already art? scorching the heart of the Dominion. There is nothing silly about this strike. It is a very serious matter, indeed, in' fact, so serious that it is a menace not only to this Dominion, but to the Empire. If Mr. Jordan has the interests of the Empire, Dominion, and his constituents at heart will he, should the occasion ari>e in the next few weeks, join with ©th?r loyal citizens in leading and unloading the boats that are at present lying idle in the Waitemata Harbour, CiTHOEN.