THE POLITICAL POSITION

Hokitika Guardian, 20 January 1923, Page 3

THE POLITICAL POSITION

VIEWB and COAIMFNTS. speciai, to cic\p.ni’.X. WELLINGTON. J, m 2‘ Mr Alnssey is mil to be dr no into " di*mission of ~r Holland's demand that Parliament should be suinmom.'.l I'ort.liwitb to determine whieli fiam or combin:itii.-n of parties is enliiled to hold ollii-e. lie will be prepared to justify Ids action when the House meets, and meanwhile will be interested to l.arn of anything further, .Mr Wilfnrd or All Holland uinv have to a' on the subject. As a matter of fact, the public here

is taking singularly little interest in party tangle*. There is a general feeling that, another appeal to the electors should he avoided, lint apart from ibis, one might assume that Wellington people are earing very little what may happen. Probably none of the parties are anxious to go to the poll- again, leu all profess to believe that in such ui -• utualitv il would improve their position. tii Holland’s fear that a third cut of the civil servants wages will lie made before the meeting of Parliament is not shared hv the people immediately concerned. They are Inking it for granted that Die improvement in ,ln.' public finances show* by the Dei. eiuliNr returns will slaw the further operations of the pruning knife and that the present payments "ill be maintained. The story that Air finnan or Mr Sinlhnm i- to he tli Speaker in the new House persists, and i. is common i -.l 1 i fie! a sufficient number of JiI- and Independents are plcdgi d tn -uppitrt the Government against .. P's-yi.iiiid me motion to keep it in office. But the Reformers most -an|.uiill e predictions give them a lual .inly of only ibrc.t .and this could not ha invoked except when the life ot i ..linistry was in peril. In these circumstances. no daring legislation a d no wrv vigorous administration eon! 1 let oxfieeted..