POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9980, 10 July 1925, Page 6

POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE.

LABOUR MEMBER’S EXPRESSIONS.

(Special—Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON, Last Night.

The expected happened in the House to-night, when bv 38 votes to

18, •Mr Holland’s no-confidence amendment was negatived, ,the Liberals leaving the Chamber, Mr Atmore voting with the Government and Mr Poland with Labour. The debate had flagged. Labour and Reform speakers participating. Mr I jangston provided some relief with some invective expressions at the expense of the Liberals and Reformers. Mr Speaker calling on him to withdraw. Mr Langstone declared that “on© of the most pitiable sights 1 have seen is the Liberal party crawling like wounded worms on the face of politics and wriggling themselves out of the Chamber to escape voting. I am sure they have earned the disgust and contempt of every section of the community.’’ Mr Ransom (Pahiatua) signalised the return of the Liberals into the debate in a critical speech. Mr Nash ;Palmerston North) crit:nised the administration of the teachers’ grading scheme, then turned his attention to the Labour members, reminding them they once voluntarily called themselves Bolsheviks'. If there could be a clear test between a Labour candidate and one other even in the cities, there would be some vacant Labour seats in Parliament. The last thing Labour wanted was fusion.