SOCIALISTS SHOCKED.
MR. ANDREW FISHER’S VIEWS. London, March 21. The Scottish Labour newspaper Forward explains the circumstances under which Mr Andrew Fisher’s candidature was rejected .by the -Labour Party at Kilmarnock. Mr Fisher,.declared himself a Socialist, and amazed the delegates by the answers which he gave to questions. He was asked if £500,000 was paid to members of Family, and if it would not be better if it were expended on relief of the unemployed. He replied that the Royalties were worth every penny they got. Replying to other questions, he disagreed with the advocates of disarmament, and said he thought there was a case for strengthening the Navy. He disapproved of the nationalisation of mines.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2408, 23 March 1922, Page 3
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116SOCIALISTS SHOCKED. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2408, 23 March 1922, Page 3
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