Truth About Politics

NZ Truth, Issue 1127, 7 July 1927, Page 6

Truth About Politics

FUTURE New Zealand dictionaries will have to include "Sldey" . as being synonymous with perseverance. His Summer Time Bill Is once again to come before the House. Talk about Bruce and the spider! '• • • THE sanest and most sensible Bill so far introduced" into the House Is the Juries Amendment Bill. It provides for a five-sixths majority }n criminal cases, other than capital, and m other directions' aims to bring 1 about economy and save time m litigation. The bill which litigants have to foot at present is costly enough m all conscience, and every effort to reduce it is to be welcomed. • • ■ ' • .' ' • ■ ' THERE wasn't a solitary sparkle m the unemployment debate, and it was a dreary and barren affair. Constructive criticism was entirely absent, and as a contribution towards the solution of the problem it was valueless. ■■■.'•■ * ■ • . T ABOR LEADER HOLLAND'S suggestion that a parliamentary delegation should be sent to investigate affairs m Samoa is unlikely to be adopted. It. would be' both costly and useless, and would not result m any good. The same old differences of opinion tyould still remain. Its only advantage from the point of view of politicians would be that it would provide members with a good holiday at the people's expense. • : : ,"■' .'• ."'# ■ ■■'*''_. •■ ," ; CIR GEORGE HUNTER'S simplified Gaming Bill— a very different measure from the contentious Bill of last session— will probably be added to the Statute Book, but when it gets through it may only contain one clause, that relating to the publication of dividends. Even if the telegraphing of bets to the course arid the introduction of the double machine are agreed to, they're unlikely to find favor with the racing authorities, and it may be found that advantage will not b© taken of the legislation. ' ■ ■ ■ ■ • .•■.■• ; ... COR clear, incisive oratory, there's nobody m the House nowadays to touch H. E. Holland, Leader of the Opposition. T. M. Wilford runs second. For fireworks another Leonard M.Jsltt is wanted. (THE: dissension amongst the -Reform Party is very real, and A. Harris and.H. V. Potter are not the only dissatisfied members, but the others. have not taken the extreme step of not attending caucus meetings. The trouble, of course, is simply th© outcome of the huge Reform majority. TP C. E. Macmillan, from Tauranga, could only throw "his weight abput m the House he'd certainly make his presence felt. Anyhow, he owns to "the longest name of any member — Charles Edward de la Barca Macmillan.' THINGS really haven't brightened up m either , th© House or the - Council yet, but just ithe same there have been a' few stormy incidents. What it will be like later is not difficult to forsee, JIMMY ALLEN, back from the.peaceJ ful quietness of the High Commissioner's office, led off the Address^lnReply debate m the Council. He quoted a, lot of.plaljit.udes, .but for all that his speech was ans-able one. '■' ■ .■■■ -. ••.# •;..- : ' #■•■•.. : « • . ■ ■..•■ ■ LI L. MICHEL'S tilt against control * m the Council was timely and to the point, but' a great deal more is going to be said on the same subject'before the session ends; '■■•■■ .•■■'■'•■■ • ' • THE usual protest against the Press Association's treatment of Labor speeches .has bean made, but without much effect. After all it is the big Reform- dailies, not the Press Association, who are to blame. Few ' reports are really fair or accurate; they are mostly written through political spectacles.