THE SOFTENING SPOT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17354, 20 May 1924, Page 1

THE SOFTENING SPOT.

BY SINBAD. Commander Ken worthy has arisen in rage, a rumour he’d like to see biffed, on spreadeis of scandal a war he will wage, who say that the Commons get squiffed. When tiffs in the Commons are all in the air, and riots appear every night the people who read it, are wont to declare, “ Why, half of them must have been tight.” “ Not so ” the Commander indignantly cries; ‘'l'm sure it’s not- due Lo a ‘ spot ’ ; for, weighing the ways of the Wets and the Drys, the Drys are the worst of the lot. I’ve seen, in my lifetime of squabbles a few, and pitched battles fought in the House; hut, though 1 belong to the teetotal crew, I’ve never found reason to grouse. When struggles take place ’twixt the Tories and Reds, and abuse flows both fastly and free, and members debate to the breaking of heads, the Wets never fighting you see. They never for fighting rnd fisticuffs burn, and never their language grows hot; when battles are raging, they gently adjourn to Bellamy's bar for a spot.” Now, if the Commander’s strangs statements are true, I think the solution I’ve Ijit.: he should, give his cobbers a whisky it two. to soften their tempers a bit.