THE PARTY SYSTEM

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1928, Page 3

THE PARTY SYSTEM

CLEF GYA [ A N’ S ATT A OK

“THU IMPOSSIBLE Mill AI’LEOD.”

AUCKLAND, Nov. 10. “To hell with soup kitchens. T want work and want it quick.” the Rev Jasper Caldcr told a City Alission audience last night. He said that he could quite understand a man out of workexpressing himself in the above manner. “J. don’t think it is a parson’s place to meddle in politics.” he said. “All we have to do is to point out wlmt’s wrong and then it’s up to the politicians to provide the remedy.” Air .Cnlder continued that politicians now had a wonderful chance of getting together, throwing overboard paltry” party politics, and combining to make New Zealand the grandest and happiest little country in the world. The time had conic for a true coalition Government, combining, not only Reform and United, hut Labour as well. If party wrangles were left out of Parliament at least a quarter of the time spent hv legislators in Wellington would he saved. It was heart-breaking to read of the petty, piffling squabbles over party wlien little children were actually oryi„|r for food. If those men who could waste time in such bickerings would go round and see the slums and hovels some people lived in, see the hunger and want that followed unemployment’s wake, they would realise that there was real work for the Government to do. They would not think, as the Hon G. J. Anderson had done, that the deputation which waited on him in Auckland had got together to talk al>out unemployment for party pur-

poses; “I S ee Air Anderson’s seat (Afataura) is wabbling.” added Air Cnlder, and all I can say is that I hope he falls. The impossible Air Al’Leod had no land policy, no vision, so lie came to grief. Air Anderson. Anniston or Labour—oh dear! Words fail me. “No my friends,” lie continued, “the party system is evil. A National Parliament could have a Cabinet representing' all the parties. A pull-together Government could tackle 'big problems.”