LANG CONDEMNS “INSOLENCE” OF HIS OPPONENTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17758, 30 January 1926, Page 1

LANG CONDEMNS “INSOLENCE” OF HIS OPPONENTS.

WOULD THROW COUNTRY INTO TURMOIL, HE SAYS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 30, 10.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, January 30. Referring to a suggested move by the opponents of the Abolition Bill to organise a petition to the Governor to dissolve Parliament, Mr Lang says it is now apparent that the Nationalist politicians, assisted by the Nationalist Press, are prepared to bring about a first-class constitutional crisis in their defence of the Chamber of life nominees. “The first move of the Nationalists,” he says, “was to incite the Nationalist majority in the Legislative Council to destroy all Labour Bills not approved by Mr Bavin and his colleagues. It was hoped that the Government would either meekly accept the dictation of life nominees, or throw the country into the turmoil and expense of another general election. The Government, however, emphatically declined to accept dictation either from an undemocratic and non-representative Council, or from the leaders of a political party so decisively rejected by the electors six months ago. “It appears that the new line of attack is to dictate to the Governor and insolently to instruct him how best to give effect to the policy of the Nationalists,” he concluded.