THE POLITICAL SITUATION LABOUR PARTY’S ATTITUDE. CHRIST CHURCH November 28

Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1928, Page 3

THE POLITICAL SITUATION LABOUR PARTY’S ATTITUDE. CHRIST CHURCH November 28

The attiindo which the Parliamentary Lahmir Partv will 'lake up-dtirinp the -I'ccial scs-ion commi'iming m Tuesday next will; -bn nb'tei mined : 1. 1. r;- • aliens of meuihcrs'e] : -ffi'e party to- be '■(•id in Wellington on Monday. Tin ■'our ( brist.. !iui'c!i Labour members will leav(. I'm- Wcllingt'Ui on '•■'aturda' night, and. uiilii the (aliens is held, .arc not prepared to discuss tin* situati'-ii.

I; general 1 ,'.' understood licit the Labour nminboi's will vte against the iovei nmcnl on the iio-rnn!;dou< e mo lion which will lie moved by Sir Joseph ’Ward, and that they will,.,not placo|ifh

obstacles in the way ol I lie now Government securing an adjournment in order in prepare its legislative pro-

VYhat will lumpen at Die main ses sion cl Parliament next year is a mat ter of mu: ii ■ oii.jeetur". kerne La on members feel that it will he the party’?

July to piupese a nieiieu ol n.i-"oii fi-lence in the Ward Government will the object of cnmpel'ing the Reforr Partv to delino its attitude. (it. ho l contend that it would he had tacli for Labour to Imkc any action t.h might precipitate an early elect on a the party is m«t in a position to ku lie another campaign. T lie opinion is als freely expressed that if (here is nr other appall to the country at an earl date* the !.ahour Parly woti-d hist 1 . number ol the seats il now holes, "in fo|. this reason most n'l the member are anxious to avoid an eariy etc tarn