The Pahiatua Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1936. A DIFFERENT STORY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13178, 10 February 1936, Page 4

The Pahiatua Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1936. A DIFFERENT STORY.

TJie Government has already begun to reap from some of the seeds sown over the past few years, when, as the official opposition party, it championed the cause of all sections of the community who could nominally be called the workmen. We use the term nominally for there is always a certain section embraced in this category who toil nOt nor do they spin (unless it be a coin at a two-up school), and now Mr Semple has decreed that certain types, who he describes as 4 ‘scroungers, s7 will not find any sympathy when it comes to receiving assistance from the Government. Quite a proper outlook we give in, but the situation was somewhat different in the days of yore when the Government was expected to pur their hand into the country's coffers for every Tom. Dick and Harry who raised a cry of need. And Mr Armstrong is also meeting some of the ideasing, little pin-pricks that seem to be the lot of whatever Government is in power. Ho apparently won the werdv Amazonian battle in Auckland the other day by giving some of the leading figures in the garruious deputation a taste of their own medicine, and worthily upheld the efforts of the auxiliary’ ladies committee, who were trying to do their bit for the Common good. Now that the Labour Party has control of the Treasury Benches they’ realise that only a certain amount can be spent, and the extent of this is absolutely dependent on the country’s income, so it is not surprising to see such straight talk coming from men of the prominence of Messrs Semple and Armstrong, the latter particularly, for did he not exercise his own opinion and belief on ono occasion, when lie gave his support to a Government measure raised in The House? We believe that there will be some further straight talking on other matters before the present Government has been in session, long, and the organisation and application of their Guaranteed Price Scheme, which at present occupying much attention is likely to be a bone of contention both in New Zealand and abroad.