LETTERS TO EDITOR
c*» Freedom of Speech Sir. — ^Freedom of speech in the mind* of Labour supporters apparently meani freedom. of speech for Labour member* only. An example of * Labour's atti« tude could be heard On Wednesday; night during the Parliamentary broadt cast. Mt • Coates waa speaking oa th* Budget, but on every occasion vrhen hi* criticism was -embarrassing to Labou* he was met by a voliey of interrup^j tions in order that the effect of hi* words would not get home to listeners^ I have sat in the gallery- of the. Hous* when .the same linfair trpatment was metpd out to other Opposition speaker* and have observed. how it is. done* When an Opposition man i* making crticisms, those Labour members. sitting near the- microphones raise their yoices and interject. Those further awaytake very little interest and go on writing or reading. 3f this does ' not provide evidence of an orgahised at tempt to prevent the remarks of th# Opposition. speakers getting. home td listeners, I would like to kuow what ift is. This shows just how .-muck- would be permitted to go out to the publie if the State-oontrolled Rress advocateg by Dr. McMillan ever comes iito b*# mg.—Yours, etc., FREEDOM OF, SPEECH, Hastings, October 8, 1937, "
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 14, 9 October 1937, Page 6
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