LABOUR'S PERPETUAL GARB.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1926, Page 4

LABOUR'S PERPETUAL GARB.

oA COLOURFUL PICTURE. A colourful picture of what would be revealed if the Labour Party were divested of its political garments was pointed by the Minister of Immigration (Hon. AV. Nosworthy) in the course of a speech in the House this week. Mr Nosworthy stated that as ' the Minister in charge of the Department he did not complain of fair criticism, but bo did think wliat lie had bad to listen to bad been most unjust and unfair, because there would never be ■a perfect system in the world, or one under which there would not be some individual failures. A Labour member: Do nob get excited. The Minister said ho was not excited, hut he had been subjected to a lot of very unfair and ungracious criticism. He did not\ mind fair criticism, which was good for a Minister, for a Government and for an individual, but criticism which was underground was not fair or just. A Labour member: It got you all right. The Minister: The lion, member says ”it got me.” Well, it has not me at all. I am speaking in a political sense only, and not- in any way in a personal sense. I am, however, quite aware that regarding those members who sit around tfie Leader of the Opposition, if you take their political garments off them and turn them inside out you will find that their undrewear is red inside and out. Their garb is red all the time. Whatever they appear on the surface, underneath there is that spirit of trying to find fault with the Government, whether it is fair or net. I say it is unfair. At this satge there was considerable interruption, and the Hon. Mr Nos- ' worthy said he could not help turning the cold light of facts on the statement of members opposite, and letting those who sat on the Government side see what colour the whole oulit of the La- ; hour Opposition was. Personally he had never looked on Parliament as a. mutual admiration society. They were : there to hit out and hammer away and I get to the bottom of things and carry I on. Ho was the last man in the world to look for any kudos: hut could the | Leader of the Labour Party or any ■ other man in the House say that when they had brought any case to him of • hardship he had not tried to relieve the situation and help in every way i possible? fcffT jMMfnrw j^aagwaanagsn