REVERSED VOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1924, Page 1

REVERSED VOTES.

SFI.FC.T t'OAIAH iTKi: UDYCDTTFi). (Lyttelton Times Corres] undent.) WFLT.VNGTON, August 21, A sneer, from tho .Minister of Ktlii,ation to-night that the Liberals would have known more about the sugandntv quest-hm had their representatives attended the Select Committee brought to light an intere.-ting fart associated with the Klect Committee's eisci:;MMii of this ; rob’em. It was ex: laired by Air G. AY. Per! os (IluriiUui) who made no secret of the fact that Air Sidey. representing I lie Liberal Party on the Jiidostriv and Commerce Committee, had deliberately refrained from attending last session when the committee dealt with the matter. The member for Dunedin Scuih gave a lead to his fellow men hers on the commit 100. Air Forbes said, and they umininvii".!',' supported a re imiiieiulation. Air Sidcy thought he was deal ill", with men who would .stand by their resol ul ion. passed in lommittee. lie 1 ersoiiaUy. (.arriv'd out that policy. I Imugh ho 5t0.,,1 alone from lrs party in siij:; oi ting the re: ,:mn:eii,lati , )ii. and he tluiught Hie l.a’anr members no the I min si rics Camniittco would vote in the Iloii-o as they had in committee. But they reversed their attitude "hen voting openly. "I would not attend a committee again under such , ircuii'siam cs." declare 1 Mr Forbes. “A unanimous verdict is la-wcl hy a lommittee and its members arc supI used ta .ztr.iul up to it. If Air Kid",had again support.-1 the reeomn'"iide.lioii h".v was he ta km.w lie l.ahoim members - waul I not again run avvav vvl 'ui i hey get into the ILe're." Air J:’.i:'l as suggested that the i.aI anr l',.’!y rev erring its attitude thi- in ;t ing a p'oteet ive duir o : 'awar. !;e a’ s" the very limnoiad- they de!!,mme,l he,l he. n shrewd , ranch to ' lit tci a seneii ef worker': ill ip; f r iiit. '■a tliat I 1 ".' 1 aheuf Periv lould - it. ceil'd let hurt th'*m wit limit iniurii'g the worker. Air bee ,1"! lured that only the Liberal P-rty ".as prepared to open its guns nV'.ui the L-reeii of men. women and childim which the Sugar ' I■ 11 :v had pushed forward. According to -ome speakers the (ompany had a Ilcart as larire as its pr; fils.