MR LANG BITTER

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1932, Page 8

MR LANG BITTER

A REMARKABLE SPEECH. SOCIALISATION OF CREDIT. SYDNEY, August 9. Since he was relegated to the Opposition. Mr J. T. Lang, under who e regime New South Walets underwent a hectic period of government, or misjjovernpiefit, has been extraordinarily quiet; so much so that many people have asked, themselves whether it is t case of still waters running deep Since the elections which resulted in the overwhelming defeat of his Liauoui Party he lias taken no apparent nan in public affairs, but when he vyas entertained the other night by his constituents, he was forced into the position ;of haying to' speak, and he siiovveu that he had lost none of his bitte-ro'.s tie' is still* looking l (forward to the day when he will be able to force his' notions on'the people. ~ Mr Lang’s first reference was to rin legislative Council, and ; it was fa ■ from complimentary to the Councillors “If I could have got rid of those old birds upstairs,” he said, “i Wo-ild have showir what could have been uone and what should have oe<. i done. They think-, Because we are defeated that they have got away with it all. I can you assure there is a lot of ii's tory to be written yet, We failed b - a; little because: the cou’uge of some <i our people failed to carry them through. You, must reniember that you cannot play at politics. Eaboui must go the whole hog. If you play you are going to fail. It is a fight, and a. bitter fight, and next time you must use all your weapons. “Government in Australia now an nothing more or'less than organise tions to .collect taxes and pay the money away in interest. In the past- fen years, financial institutions —and. the banks’ are, only the smallest and most unimportant of these —have lent more money to the Government»than there is iii Austro M. they have gone off the grid standard. , The money now if just- paper with some printers’ ink valued at about a halfpenny for tw: dozen. When I brought forward the goods standard, many of them,, indudi.'ing some Labour politicians, kicked up ■lieil’is' delight over it. To-day they are trying to find a goeds- at Ottawa. The preferences at have all gone by the hoard. England will not. be able to help Australia in the matfcer of meat because the £100,000,000 of English money invested in 'the;'Argentina binds her- “ They have to try and find a new ■currency at To do (this they will have to do what what. \yant to do here—'to nationalise or socialise credit. Once that step is taken the rest will be easy. This is tlio first step,towards prosperity. If New South . Wales had/doneTit bbe. rest of Australia would'ihave followed suit, and .then tjie world would have done like--1 wise.”

| Referring to National Anthems, Mr jLnng said.: “Le't' other countries sing ]their ‘Stars : and Strides for Ever’ and .'their .‘God Save the King.’ Our National Anthem is ‘Advance Australia’. ! Stand and 1 sing it with your hat off. ; If, thp other 1 :’ fellow does not take, his ; liat off you know what to do.” j ' A voice: Knock it off. j Mr Lang. Too right.