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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17343, 16 July 1924, Page 10

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INDEPENDENT’S VIEW OF POLITICS. 41 HOLY ROMAN OR —” Special io the • ‘ Siai ." > Vv lid AA IN UTO N Jul s 5.0. As one of the youngest members of the House J have not been pleased with the way things have been going on during the three sessions I have been heiv, ,; said Colonel Hell, member for the Bay of Islands, in the House tonight. lie said that Air Ransom had raised the tone of a debate of tvkicii none v.as proud, and he congratulated Mr Holland, to whose speeches it was always a treat to listen, whether one agreed or not with his facts and figures. "But I have heard a 100 of blank cartridges fired iu all directions. I have heard the leader of the Opposition cull upon Mr Massey to resign. 1 have heard the Premier say he is i the ■ >entry at once. havo also heard Mr Holland say he was prepared to go to the country at once —(Labour members: Hear, hear *■)-—but X have yet to find one member who wants to see an election 10-moiToiv.’’ Mr Parry: Are you speaking for yourself Colonel Bell : And for every member so far as 1 know. (Laughter.) \ am disgusted and surprised that the official Opposition and the Government cannot see fit to go together and form a paries which 1 believe they could, cud which would probably stand for ohe nexL ten years. A member : "Would they hang io- ! Ooiouei Boll: There is no doubt | whatever that the Opposition in this j House is the Labour Party. Liberal re embers : Nonsense, i Colonel Bell : Whether you style the i Liberals the official Opposition or nob * riu j. lM u„. fni uvu -win !.*■•

thinking people of this House to reatise that at once, instead of. going on with the present foolery, (Laughter.) I am not referring to my own . remarks, but to the- remarks of a number of past speakers. (Laughter.) Religion had been dragged across the floor of the House. f do not care what a man's religion is, but here we have the question raised whether „a .man is a ilolv Roman or a Yellow Belly."’ (Laugh in conclusion Colonel Bed said he hoped the Government- and Liberals would realise that the time was ripe and over ripe. A Labour member: It is rotten. (Laughter.! (..clonel Bell: For making a party representing moderate, thought. Jn‘saying tljat he was not disparaging tho Labour Party, which belonged to a different- school of thought, and which if was their right and their duty to put before the people. He hoped there would be no more childish bicker’ng and cheap gibes thrown from one side of the House to the oilier.