The Hokitika Guardian SATURDAY. OCTOBER 8th. 192l. THE WEER.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 October 1921, Page 2

The Hokitika Guardian SATURDAY. OCTOBER Bth. 1921. THE WEER.

The death of John Storey, the Vienne, 1 of. New South Wales, is an oemrrenee i vrilitli will ho deplored in many places, j Mr Storey made maid in the pramier- ' ship of the State. He wan n 1 il.ahor ineniher who truly found hiniV -If, and in the nublie appreciation he won. proved to be a useful asset for the Labor party. Sane and sensible, and a very likeable personality, he was one of those who was captivated by the charm of the Vfiiu-o of Wales. Ihc likinft was mutual fpr the pl/asapt Intercom so.

wlncb started in Sydney at the time of the Koval Visit, was reviv'd lately at Home, when Mr Store.y visited England on an important financial mission. Tile sucivssfnl result of that mission \v:is <‘Y idcncc too that Mr Storey bad hecdkne a persona gratia at Home. His work certainly helped the State to tide over its pressing difficulties and lie nas proving well eijual to tile yoke of responsibility put upon him—and this notwithstanding that his health had for long Ik'CU impaired. His illness was reported as sorioiis even while hr* wii?* in th«» Old (’nullity-, ami since* his return tin* stale of lhs health luul boon precarious 1 iis resignation was spoken of, hnt lit ivmainvd at his post retaining the confidvnrc won of his political opponents, who recognised in him a “safe’’ loader for the party in power. 11 is removal now from the sphere of activity, ami where his personality eniinted so much, will In* a loss alike to his country and to his party, and his dotnise. is being deplored and mounted quite in that serious sense. Thk iinomployawnt trouble hi Home has mown more and more serious. Ihe La--I,or loaders an* again looking to the Government i<> solve the issues which iu some instance have been so created l>v the nets of labor itself. Labor having created an impasse, and finding itself on the horns of a serious dilemma, the Government is now asked to remove the harriers, and again set mat tors in satisfactory motion. It wood • e amu.-dng were it not so serious t*' note that Labor expects Government at every adverse turn to set' things right, irrespective el the rentrihut mg r-aus-'s. Mr Lloyd George bus siggex*. ed eo-operatioii as some patmeei ft tie* evils of the times, hut LaLer » *'■ y«*nts this. I.iher is not prepared to contribute its quota towards a solntum of the diHiculties. It has nothing constructive to offer; merely makes its requests and expects the gods to answer favorably. This M ieawbw-liko attitude i* not going to get anywhere. Everyone is anxious to see the wheels of industry revolve smoothilv and regularly. and the fact , that they are not doing so to-day is blnmcahle to organised labor to a groat extent. We know that when the first reports of unemployment came from Home, the cause was chiefly attributable to the exclusive unions which would not permit exservicemen to enter certain avenues of employment. Since then strikes and go slow actions have added enormously to the ranks of the unemployed, and when the crisis results the Government is ap,pealed to. Tlu* Government cannot ke for ever the milch cow. Tin* community generally has to lend a helping hand and Labor in particular has a special part to play if it will. Thk Reform Government scored an easy victory over the amendments moved on Lik* Address-in-Reply In regard to Mr Wilford’s amendment, whereon all parties joined in opposition voted solid, yet tlu* Government had practically a two to one victory. Willi figures such as this it is a waste of valuable time for the House to take up votes of alleged iio-coiifidenee Then* i< however the formality to be observed, but it is time the waste was avoided. The Government is thus fixed as firmly as everin the teats of office. Mr Seddon voted with his lender, and it is r;:t h.e r notable that in the course of his remarks Mr Seddon proceeded to •*' verely criticise Sir John Kindlay, who has just returned from an extended visit to England. While at Home, Sir John gave several interviews to English newspapers wherein he took much credit to himself for certain acts performed by Sir Joseph Ward and his Liberal colleagues-- of whom Sir John •md been one—living leader of the Upper House. Since sir John f indlay’s return to New Zealand he has been eulogising Mr Massey, and Mr Seddon appears to have suggested that s*ir John had now got all he could out of the Liberal Party. “So far as the Li Ik.* ra Is v\ on* concerned”, said Mr Seddou in a severely critical mood, “Sir folrn Kindlay was a disciedited person’’ Sir John's offence must have been considerable to draw such strong criticism from Mr Seddon. It will be next week before tlu* House gets into its stride in'regard to real business, hut good headway should he niaVle, as then is a budget of business iu readiness foi the House to tackle. Doubtless tlu Tariff Hill will Le one of the first matters to he brought under consideration. Acsthai.ia’s plan for introducing : hundred thousand immigrants a yea: and settling them on new territory t< be opened up by a development loai of £30,000,00(1 is an Imperial nndertak ing of the first importance. Tier vas Miipty spaces are a standing weak lies: to Australia and the best defcun igainst immigration of the wrong sol’s undoubtedly immigration of the i sort. Increased population will do mon than all the tariffs ill the world to sti mulate local manufactures, and the un dor taking now projected hv the Common wealth, if wisely planned, should r more to the wealth and prosperity o Australia than almost any previous Ge vernment scheme. New Zealand’venture in this direction was Kir Juliu Vogel’s public works and immigratin' scheme of 1871 It bad faults of it own to begin with, comments the Dr minion, and Parliament marred it fui titer, bu| with Ml its defects it. wit

tlie principal factor in making the New Zealand we know to-day. If the conntry is to go ahead in a way commensurate with its resources it will only be by a closer concentration on the possibilities of development. Our schemes for financing and establishing settlers on the land have proved sound and successful. and there is no reason why we should not formulate a definite plan for an extension of the work with the cooperation of British 'brawn aild eHpithl. AVe have a fertile country, with its surface hardly scratched, and producing hut a tithe of wlmt it might. Britain has a vast surplus population looking for openings overseas and British capital could not he employed to better purpose than in participation in a well "thought out scheme for bringing the men and the land together and so strengthening outposts of Ivin pi re and increasing that How of commerce that is its life blood.