MR LYSNAR’S CHARGES

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1925, Page 3

MR LYSNAR’S CHARGES

WELLINGTON, June I. At to-day’s meeting of the Aleut Works Commission, Sir John I'indlay commenced his address on behall ol the (iovei iinn ut. lie said that he really believed Air l.ysnar would bare made a better tragedy hero on the stupe than a sell-appointed champion of a defunct meat company. Air l.ysnar seemed to have entirely lost sight of a few simple happenings wliieti had led up i.o the appointment of the Commission. In the flood of his verbosity, ho had failed to find the ohami.d, or any destination. 'I hat fatal gift ol volubility had led Air Lysmtr to acquire an obsession against the .Minister of Agriculture, and against the Aleut Hoard and Volleys, in which ho had lost all sense of intellectual and moral judgment. Referring loathe Oiarges against Yesters. Fir .1. iomllay asked whether any evidence had I.cell given or led ! y Mr ly'Oai that could or would have -atisiied the Minister or the A! at Board that Dm arhi-ii-ary and drastic power eonleiivd by Section 7 of the Act of HHH should have been used to refuse consent to a license to Yostey-. Surely the evidence had been the other way. >ir ,t. Fimllay paid a tribute to the hate Hon. W. D. S. MacDonald, who was Minister of Agriculture up to l''T. He had balance amt impartiality, ami the same stale of affairs exi-t d when Mr Nosvorthy beeatne Mtnistet of Agriculture. Mr I ys'iar bad deuoiineeil Vesteys in strong language, calling them a vicious trust, and a concern that was eating the vitals of the country; but what were they to >a.v to Air Rvsmir's own efforts to sell to \ '■>- teys > It was all a question ot money, not a question of principles at all. ! The inquiry liar, placed Mr Ly-nar m an unenviahle position. Tier had the picture of a mendicant, "bo. having advertised Ycsteys as the Devil, was prepared to sup with that devil, pmI vided the dish was rich enough to >atisfv his appetite.