MR MASSEY’S LEADERSHIP

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1924, Page 4

MR MASSEY’S LEADERSHIP

ANOTHER CIRC'L'LAR TO MEMBERS.

IMMIGRATION ALLEGATIONS.

(Lyttelton Times Correspondent)

WELLINGTON, Aug. 7

The Now Zealand League has distributed to all members an unsigned circular following its former production, which drew such strong criticism, from the Prime Minister. It states that Mr Massey denied the league's account of its interview with him, hut suggests that if he recalls his outburst of teinjier when the prnjm>al for a strong united party under Mr Coates's leadership was put to him ho can he forgiven Ids lamentable lack of memory.

A Labour member in a brief reference tn the circular in the House today declared that lie had inde|iendent information from England bearing out one allegation in the circular. 'I Ins is as fallows:—"The league will now recall to Mr Massey’s memory some details of his attempt when at Home to add new voters to the Relorm li-t. lie instructed his officers that all immigrants were to he informed that it we- through the Relorm Government that tliev received their pa-sages. and that il it was defeated at the polls their I'rivmls and relatives would not be allowed to follow them, as I lie Op-

I.j. i, T i partie- were against immigration. lie further instructed them that any uncertain ot the distriel he wanted to go was to be sent to one of a number of electorates lie recommended, and it was a siiange coincidence that each of these electni'iitt* I ** u;is inn* whore* IN'hu'iii won or lust hy ji small majority.” The league concludes its second appeal to Parliament with the declaration that it disagrees wiili Mr Massey’s misuse of political power but believes that wiili Mr Coates as Premier and a strong amalgamated Government behind him sin-ti U.i'igs will cease to lie and l.li-» pcj'vrr of tin* monopolist»<• inu*rwhich own Mr Massey will h“ broken hoyoinl recall. 1 ho>e who i<’ccivc the cirettlar are assured that no member ot the leauge has been or will lie a candidate for. Parliament.