A MOTLEY BAND

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2197, 9 July 1914, Page 6

A MOTLEY BAND

Thl No Confidence Debate in the E(ouse of Representatives came somewhat suddenly to an end last evening, and its conclusion was as tame and impotent as the efforts that ha\ a been made to keep it going. Taking into account ,the absentees, the confusion that occurred, over a 'pair for ,lMß.;:NQATA , vand^.'' , cbun'ting,''.;in:-':iMii:/' /SpEAKEii, .the/.Gbvernment retains;uhihinai'red 'its''ordinal .jprityi •was.a'. Iforegone-.cdhclusidn, and..was chiofly interesting .as/a,definite/ra-ti-; ;fication:of ah/alliance unitihg/WardT' ./istsj/ Social...'•pe'moc , rat3'i'-'.;lLflbp,u'i , itcßi',and.:.■other.' : factors•.' in/ Xa, coihinph camp; for purposes of offeh-: siye. i an i d.;;defensive.:;warfaro tho' Eeform'.'.Governhientv,:Sir /Joseph: .Ward,-.wh'disi/capablc, ''acc'prding'to/ his./own.; inpdis't/'confession,'/;:of'set-/ tliiig'.strikes.ih;'two,'diiys,/finds' -him--' self: shoulder/.to/shoulder'/witii/Mr/' , P.. ; 'C. 'Webb'; ;;>vhp';' i is. ah/' apostle -/of' stvikes';'" ;Mr.: : Ism.';works;.hand:'ihl hand with'/MR;:'.YiGbR/;.BR6AVN/,'M.R. : 'G. 0 W; ißuslSELfi,/ j '/p_pßsei>sor. of: '60,000 ;ac;resj;;;clairns : allies;--against''-.thftlVG-bye'rhWieht •such:, : pr6-. • fessihg.enemies '/of' : the' estate' ;holders ds'Mr: Witti';' arid'so, ; itisZ'tliTOiigh;oli't,wi'tli'| :tik;'/mptley:.ba'nd/'owliich..:;fpllowS':Siß'' .; Joseph! (ihe mere, '/such' elements'.;. i'n:';a. single, 'fore's vrenrcspnts- /an,;' achieve;.,' ;mcntl;of;';a-.kiiid;':/l)u*t'it ::is^n6ti; ; ; ; ah' achicvemcrit calculated to arouse; acl;''mir^tibn.''':.;.''The.''; 6^ly: : }s' an agrccment/tb' assail' erhnicnt. /-.lmagination;.- falters--.at; ihe /o,;;/constructive .'■; policy from a.part,yltof:.'such;:donflicting..interests:; :Indeod,''; : bno,/ great;:, factor /making the';: Opposition, alliance ,pps : . .sible':h'as"''beeri/.thj'iniastcrly/silence 'of; Si'rt ,;Toseph: Wakd'on''tlie.subject; of'policy.' -'At; moment he stands /for practically'. : np | tb.ing:at : ■ all; : and.naturally/.'isimal position-tb; offsr.'a-welpbmo/'tb'all /thevmas.tcrless . men/ in politics /who.;come:'along.;: A; {iiblitical'.' leader-.who iKai.-becri-'-a /consistent failure as'/a leader:.through;', put his career is.- sernng mca-ntihic'as a/point of, attractibn/'f or all tlid byproducts -of. a; stormy .nolitical' per-: io'd. That is shell./It.is'safe Situ / Joppk leads, his;' licterp-:' •genebus, of .the shelter-' •ed air of ..Pai'liarneht ihtp/the'lppen;cpu'n try. there -will be such; a-scatter;-,i.ng : -,as has.'nob.,b'seiV'-witncEße'd 'fbivfi- : longtime; past/in. Zealand'poli; 1 tic's/- The' ; present';constitutioii oi- the ...ParliamentirypPPpsUipn/mustv/af-/ ford food: foripleasant reflectipri/'on the'/part.'•of : ''.'Mifiisters.Vfpr, the.l.alli-; -ance that has heeh/effected'amoiigst ■their opponents ■ contains, within self! thn elements that .are.bpundl to'.. ; itslbwh disruption.';. ',:/'■/