SCRIBBLING PAD NOTES

Hokitika Guardian, 3 November 1928, Page 2

SCRIBBLING PAD NOTES

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There are times when every Government has lo maintain essential services and protect the | ample against tbe action of times who, under tbe guise of industrial warfare, make war on iite whole community. Tbe French Government lias just manned three liners bold up by tbe .Marseilles strike with naval men. M.r Holland [states the .Minister for Education) had been sent by his party to the Australian Labor Congress which admitted Communists to affiliation, and Mr Holland was appointed a mombei of its “council of action” along with Jock Garden, the Communist.

Mr ITugh.es, Independent Labor candidate for Auckland West:, stated he was debarred from standing as an official candidate simply because he had taken no active part in the Labor organisation during tlie past three years. He claimed that the great and honourable man, Richard John Seddon. was the working man’s friend and the greatest “ labor ” leader the world had eve4' known. - '

Mr Bartram, Labor member for Grey Lynn, has evidently a pool' opinion of his parliamentary colleagues. He is reported in the “Auckland Star” trhave said “ Supposing I go out this election I tell you candidly that if defeated 50 per cent of the members of Parliament are faced with bankruptcy.” As showing the necessity for a country to maintain its credit it may he noted that while America as the result of the war pretty well cornered tin? gold reserve, the credit of Great Bri-

tain never stood higher than it stands to-day. Tin* London c learing house returns for last year showed bills anc cheques to tlie- extent ol L* 11,550.00<M)!K (forty-one thousand five ‘hundred and fifty millions sterling) Las been passed through. This gi

gantic credit shows that Gnat Biitaiu is likely to maintain its place as the financial centre ol the world. Compare this with Russia and the iaila ,v of “conscription of wealth” and “levy on capital” is apparent. i)<>t my credit and every! ii ing is dost i oyecl.