THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1928, Page 4

THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.

The Prime Minister Indites The Leader Of The Opposition.

Again, did Mr Holland recall having forwarded a message to the British Labour Party when they formed a Council of Action, a movement which Mr J. H. Thomas disowned, as it was in his opinion definitely against the constitution? Did Mr Holland also remember opposing the sending olf British troops to Shanghai last year to protect British subjects ? The Prime Minister further asked if the public would forget Mr Holland’s attitude toward those who were concerned in the intrigue to undermine the Administrator in Samoa. Mr Holland had always associated himself with anything that savoured of revolution, and if anyone had any doubts as to whether the Labour Party had changed its attitude, they had only to note the statement of Mr J. A. Led, the Labour candidate for Auckland East, who \on Tuesday night said the Labour Party had had no change of heart. Mr Holland was the Leader of the Party, with which liis (Mr Coates’s) opponent associated himself. They might say that they had changed, but the Prime Minister asked: Could a leopard change its spots ? There was no doubt that they had both feet on the soft pedal. —Dargaville speech.