MR. ISITT’S VIEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16610, 6 December 1919, Page 4

MR. ISITT’S VIEWS.

ON NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION. Mr. Isitt is quit© clear as to what he means by not accepting the help of tho Labour Party to turn Mr. Massey out. He was asked on Thursday night (the Sun reports) if ho would accept office in a Liberal Government in which there was a Red Fed element. .... “No! I would not!” Mr. Isitt replied “I don’t understand how dense some people are. Sir Joseph Wfird has stated—l heard him with my own ears that ho would not hold efface at the mercy of extreme'Labour. I say the same thing. Now, I have to he very careful—(A voice: Yes.) We cannot prevent extreme Labour voting with us against Mr. Massey; but suppose (counting ■on his lingers) that oy the aid of five votes ——” , V voice: There will be more than five! Mr. Isitt; Well! I was thinking there might be only three! Wo 11 take three!—(Uproar.) Supposing that by throe votes of extreme Labour we could beat Mr. Massey, and,by one vote turn him out of office, I would not vote against Mr. Massey—that is definite and c iear 1 If, however, the Liberal Party had a working majority, I would vote against Mr. Massey because X am a pledged supnortor of tho Liberal Party. I would a dozen times rather see Mr. Massey and the Reform Party in power than I would see the Independent Labour Parfcv.— (Applause and heckling).