J. T. LANG STORM CENTRE IN FEDERAL HOUSE

Chronicle (Levin), 28 November 1946, Page 7

J. T. LANG STORM CENTRE IN FEDERAL HOUSE

I'A.NISHKHA, Xov. 27. Mr. .T T. Lang was again the storm eenlre in Ihe llouse oi' lle[)resenlali\ es ulioii he causlieally erilieised Ihe Federal lfndgel and in tuni was bitler1 v at tarked by l.abour niembers, including llie bpeaker (Mr. Kosevear); who spoke li'oin ihe lloor of Ihe llouse while It was in eoniniittec. Nlr. Laug tried to make his Budget speeeh 011 Thursday ind again on Friday but i'ailed to exitch Ihe eiiairxnau 's e,\ e. IloweA'V1'? whoadxe did, get his opportunity, lie eouiplained that interriiplions had cut down his speaking tinie, but Government iuembers rel'used iiiin an extension. Nlr. Lang atlacked the Goveriimeut niaiixly 011 its tuxaliou jiroposals. In a long and bitter attaek the Laboxxr nieniber for W estern Australia descrilied Mr. Lang as the niost sinister ligure who had xlistigured Australnin political lil'e, and lie" dealt with in cidents that occurred during Mr. Lang's tenn as I'reiuier of Xew Fouth \Yales to reinforce his argmuent. NTr. Bosevear also atlacked JMr. Lang and was tauuted with having believed once that "Lang was right", but retorted that lie liad said Nlr. Lang was right wlieu lie was right. Mr. Bosevear de«-lared that Mr. Lang was nnw looking for trouble by- trcadiug 011 peojile 's eorus without asking auv pardon. M r. Anthony (f'ountry Party') inter.jected: ' ' Weli, you said Nlr. Lang was right." Mr. llosevear: "I said he was right when lie was right, but if 1 said vou were a w it I would be oiilv half right. ' The l)e]>uty-Leader of the Oiipositioxi (Mr. Harrison) said that niembers who liad previouslv been identilied with Mr Lang now erilieised hiin. Yarious "ro wards" had come the way of formei nieinliers of the noii-Fomimmist T.abour Party. Mr. Ward was Minister of Trans]iort, Mr. Bosevear was the Speaker. and Mr. ,Tumes was Governluent liaison oflicer to the Ministers Progress was reported.