CALLING THEIR BLUFF.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2925, 20 August 1925, Page 2

CALLING THEIR BLUFF.

AIR. TSTTT’S QUESTIONS UNANSWERED.

(To rlie Editor). Sir.—The deep reds and pale pinks in our Parliament are very angry. This is not without reason. It is rather disconcerting for men will) - want to pose as the only straight politicians in Xew Zealand to lind their bluff called in the effective manner‘Mr. Isiit has tmployed. Tie has presented eight definite questions for the socialist members to answer hut no member of that patty has had the courage to meet tin* challenge tints presented to them.

Kiii-li of their speakers lias resorted to a fuse of Mr. Isitt aiul relleriioiis on liis motives. This they Had mneli easier than to face the plain questions submitted by him. Kven the polite invitation of the I‘rime Minister for them to answer ihe questions has met with no response. The ridicule and abuse they have employed is neither answer nor argument. When Mr. Monteith refers to Mr. Isitt as a “political hobo" lie is not doing anything Imt exposing the vulgarity of his own style of speech. Such abusive tactics only make the con- < fiction stronger that these socialist M.P.’s are afraid to deal with the questions. Mr. Holland, by an interjection when the Prime Minister was speaking, suggested that no question was put to him. That is mere petty evasion besides being eontrarv to fact.

Mr. Isitt is reported thus: —“The Hun. Member for Buller should tell lion. Members whether he regards interest as something for nothing, and whether he regards it as an honest and reputable action for any Government to reduce the agreed rate of interest for Government loans, and by pheir repudiation blemish the reputation of this country before tlie whole civilised world.” That is a straight question and was put to Mr. Holland as direct as the forms ol debate in the House will allow. How did Air. Holland meet it? Just a> tin li raggart met the lion by run-

ning away from it. The fact is that these revolutionary socialist- only appear to have a sound case until it is questioned and then it is found to he groundless in reason. They are so obsessed with their perfection and absolute certitude of all their affirmations that h> question them at all becomes an act of lese Majesty against what they pleased to term “Labour." Scratch a socialist and you liml a dictator is the truth when applied in most socialist politicians. They are angels according to their own description. We do not suggest they are devils but merely poor fallible human beings weighted with a fair amount of conceit.

The thanks of the country are due to Mr. isitt for calling the blulf of the High Professors who set up an image they call “Labour” and expect everybody to fall down and worship, when the tiling exalted is after all only their own weak selves.

Mr. [siit lias rubbed some of I 1h - paint off the idol and the sham showing underneath certainly does not look well. We are, yours etc., X.Z. WELEAKE LEAGUE.