POLITICAL PARTIES.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1924, Page 4

POLITICAL PARTIES.

MAOIH MK.MIiKK’S HK.VIK.W. WKLLLN’HTON. .Inly 'V The lion. .A. T. Xgatii. who, as Kielern .Winui mcinl/er. make take al.( rrn .Maori member, may take a dispassionate view id’ the three-parly coittltiVefsy to which ner.ly every spcakci in the House contributes. di.seusset! this .subject tn-nighl. According io Labour. Mr Ngnt a said then* was no difference between lieform and Liberal, and. at the same time, the utterance of the leader oi the Labour Fatty might give the imI res-xion that there was very little difference between the l.iheral and Labour Parties. The fundamental difference between the llelorm and l.iheral Parties and the Labour Par.v had no ■Treat relation to domestic politics. Imt related to flic attitude of the rosier, live parties towards Imperial atTairs and the future destiny •:!' the FmI'ire.

"I do not accuse the Labour Pally cf disloyaUv." continued Mr Xit'iln ‘•lint there is a form of disloyalty which is insidious. 'lt creates i'.s[ icic.ii in the minds of tic p ">[■!•• thc.l although the lip servile el the I.ah.n:r Party is given to t lie .Km pi re ns at [.resent constituted, they may do things injurious to the I’utuie of the Kmpim, and omit to do tilings If its luUire lieuelit."

“A-, an instance, t! e member <|Unted the attitude of the British Labour Government. one of the most discon-

certing lints relating to its view of the Empire living the lin ning down of the Hingn;o!c naval Las.* is heme. They had a! :i lieen coqifl t ing v.jlh the Soviet. It w;:s if| very well to l.e < iirious ahoiit lio.t the peasantry and middle t lasses had upset Gzardnn, hu!

it was a fact r loiiiiuon to l.almtir parties v>crywhere that iliev had a leaning town ids 18.-. s. an literal n: a. and generally showed a tendency in mis ft \ act t i go outside ordinary Biitisli literature in looking for tin* revolutionary literature of all countries. Their attitude was that war was tut c. il. and the only way to prevent it "ns by a universal which ••hoA.nl their ignorance of the lessons ot history. Most disconeeitiiig wtss the attitude of Labour, not only to pre-sent-day lads, but lownids racial factors, and their ignorance of the lessons taught by the history of the British Empire. All .‘•stvage (Labour member for A tic.dand West): I hat is why people a:c tilling for them. Mr Xgata, mining to the Reform 1 ’•*rt y. .suggested that there was always one disadvantage ahmit a parly which had liven too long in office, namely, the tendency o| i|je big nicn to climb on I heir hacks. I’rohahlv it "as not their limit. It was because th”.v hud been in of!i< e a hit too long. II affected administration, and had affected legislation during the lasi few years. \\ hen a party came to that stage, it was time that some of the carhuiiclvs were .scraped off. (l-a lighter.) Air Parry: Aon had your turn. Air Massey. Your people were in tivcnfy-one .'ears. Mr Xgata: And then went out. You have keen there ten years, and it is lime you went out.