ELECTION CATCH-CRIES.

Wairarapa Age, 6 August 1930, Page 3

ELECTION CATCH-CRIES.

SOME WARM EXCHANGES IN THE HOUSE. MB. C. H. CLINKARD’S QUESTIONS. 1 (By Telegraph—The “Age” Special?) WELLINGTON, August, 5. I Election propaganda and catch-cries, [ were spiritedly dealt with, by C. H. Clinkard (Rotorua} during the Financial Debate m the House to-day. After declaring that the utterances of the late Prime Minister concerning the £70,000,000 loan had been more distorted than, any other public statement, Mr. Clinkard drew full-page election advertisements from, his desk and proceeded to read “God Save the King,” “Put in the man who gets things done.” Mr. D. Jones (Mid-Canterbury): “Don’t you believe in that?” Mr. Clinkard (looking round for Mr. Coates, who was seated next to Mr. M. J. Savage in, the front Labour benches): “By whose authority was this printed? Is the Rt. Hon. Gentle man here?” Mr. J. O’Brien (Westland): “He has joined the Labour Party.” (Laughter.) Mr. Clinkard: “Listen to this: ‘Wrap the k flag round me boys.’ I do not say that the Rf. Hon. gentle man did not do his duty at the front, but he did it in common with thousands of other boys. This side of the House is just as loyal as any other side. We on this side of the House are as loyal as the Rt. . Hon. gentleman, ’* declared Mr. Clinkard with spirit. “I would like to know whether he authorised this publication.” Mr. Coates: “That is better than the seventy millions” (Reform laughter). Mr. Clinkard: “Did you authorise this statement I quote?” “Keep it etill so we can see it,” interjected. Mr. J. A. Nash (Palmers ton North). Mr. Clinkard said he did not think Mr. Coates was responsible. Mr. A. M. Samuel (Thames): “Why should he not be?” Mr. Clinkard: “Because in my opinion it was a discreditable publication to put out.” (Reform laughter.) He added that United members were not individually and personally responsible for all the things put out at the last election. The same man who put out the statement he was displaying put out things on the United Party’s .side for which it was not responsible. “I was never identified with any of these socalled promises put out,” Mr. Clinkard concluded.