"AIR BUBBLES OF DROWNING MINISTER"
"Mr. Semple harangued Mr. Stalin, and a few days later he made a public apology. He harangued the Presideut of tlie Uuited Btates, aud lie had his apology ready by the luncheon adjourument (of tlie House of " Iieprescntatives). Kecently he harangued Mr. J. Watts, M.I'., but Mr. Watts treated it as the disintegratiug air bubbles of a drowning Minister.77 yiioiilaueous laugliter met this comment by Professor It. M. Algie, National member for Iteinuera, in tlie coursc of an address in Palmerston North last uight. Professor Algic quoted soine remarks made by Mr. Semple' wlicn he rcturned to New Zealand after a visit lo Australia during World War I. Mr. Semple liad tlieu said that he brought a mcssage from Australia, and .it was that tlie people of New Zealand should not allow tliemsclvos to be lassoed by the octopus conscr-iption. Conscription and libcrty could not live togotliei:. "Tliis was the uiun wlio later became tlie Jirst hliuister of Conscription in New Zealand, and scut to prison those people avIio practised what he • had preaclied in the previous war, 77 declared Mr. Algie. "He drew tlie first marble for conscription in World War II, was lauglied out of office, and became Minister of Works."
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 November 1946, Page 7
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