Political Prattle

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 62, 17 May 1912, Page 6

Political Prattle

Inuring jiiii 14.7/>;) p<>i.sen,- arrived in "(iod'sown" and 11,7-17 Id't. 'i'!w Dther six died. •lames ,M<'(!ow)tn, for many years .Mini.ster of Mines, died suddenly at his home in the Thames last week. * • • Massey says the <'ountry is waiting to hear the (..'overn)iicnt\s policy. It will suiprise many to know that il possesses ono. * » * Speaking of tho present (.'abim't. soiii* , ti'.'ie ago. Jlas-iey said: 'A Miwl^'iiy^ , could always [«■ hoiiglit." This aroil the ire of "the" Mackenzie. Said ho: "Helore Mr. Massov inilulge<l in anything of that kinrl let him n-eall to his n.iud the sale of tho Irish Parliament and tho sale of Ireland to Knglajid. Hcl'oro he again cast reflections on a. Mackenzie- in the , manner he had do , )", let him iiu'ostigato the history of his own people." After getting rid of this outburst tho Mackenzie, wrath was :.pp"ased.^ Aii exchange says it is absolutely i auseaUiig to lu'ar fakirs like Holman b.-.'i'king for highor ser<'ws for political b.ut dci's, witli his middlo-dass caddishness, csiKrially to those who knew him when ho wa.s a penniless sphell-Hiid-or after a soft job.—"Labor Call." iv # * A Hill to reverse tho Oshoino judgment will shortly bt> introduced into the British Pailiament by Premier As'[uith. * * * Thus the "Hullotin": During iho .'llt'otK-e From their <l< Y pnrtmonts of tho l/odcral Ministers, l)ont upon properly earning tlieir travelling allowances of .'Vj.s. a day mid C 2 2s. for tin , Prime Minister, the party wire-pullers have been busy. Ttiimor avers (hat Josiah Tlt'unas is on his last, trip as a Minister, as he i- l<l be bumped out of tho (t'overninont on his r< , turn from Oiliiit'i's safraiiv. Senator Kindley. now acting as eaivtnkor tor th<- CahiiH't, is named as th" idler of Josiah's shoos. (v iri}•; O'M.'iliey, it. seems, has been m;i'kcd down for sacrifice, tho reason _iv"ii being ihat t)i<' Bird o' Froedion can't stand his oats, and his liead is o\"p,-u;d:ng lalerallv and literally. Many of (lie Caucus men want Hugh Mahon to s.iccecd i}\<> Amiirrikiu as Minisicr. The most, important nows concerns th<> jirc'Sp dive breaking away of the modi mie Labor wing, with a viow of joinin •_; tiio Liberal-Protectionicst.s in a -•iili'i fihahnix for lK'xt year's <dections. iin ot'i'T two parties will h< , the Coii- • '.■. -itiv< l-'reetiade rump and the cxi ;■' '■■ ■>•(< if the Labor party. That vry ■, .oi- the fusion will In <'<jm< l unl'us<'d Lip]:, i.rs certain. ! ii' smashing of windows hy militant s , ..il'r,ig<'lt(-s was: rc-pousible for the posting of a large bill upon the window ol a London emigration agency which ;>i I meted the notice of many passors-by. It !)•.):(' the following statement and apji.'.d: ''We are busy sending people to »li"ii' women havo a vote. Awiigmg an,,els. jiha.se pass over!" |c. t!'o ''Olag.i Times" Mr. .1. T. Paul writes re tho I'nited Labor I , arty: — Among tin , jiarty's n< , west aiUtorcnts , ■>-c the lion ticory Kowlds (ex-Minis-I'M- -if ivli'.caiioiO.'and Mr. 11. 1). Hedfo:d. of our ci!y. From informatiou f ]~.,,, jeeei'.-cd. some olhcp well-known public li" II a'e collsidei iiig (he r|ll°si hin of jiiiniii..' ! '<«' pai ;y. A\',. ,ep.'i ■.! v i-.b,,(|1 , ~n:m< ni. the following «'.vc<Mpf from (-he ( ■hri.^[<dii!i , ch ee-fi-'-iPoudem oi the Auckland •■Voice oi Li-lvr":-----"A rei.iarkalile iflu-f ration of Ih" I'l-owth of int(>r<'sl in the Labor movement is afforded by ih" following fact : \ v.(dl-l:no-.'ii ('hrist.ehiireh geutlciuan. who has stated his int-onlion of becomill..- a member of the Labor Party upon ils adoption ot" the Cnity proposals, was in'rii"d by the local Minister:-,' As,;oi;:!iiou to deliver an address upon (he Labor question. Having consented to do mi, lie decided to esphiin iv dciail l.h' , . )>r<!\'i-ii'])s of the Mills unity scheme hill, after eoniliK llclllg his lecture, di.scmi'i'dl. in Ii!-- <onst<rnat ion, that In , hud not bronchi bis c<ipv ol' t'nc I'nity proposals, lie had already vi lercd an ;!]v.lo!.vv, v.hen, to his Miipn-e, no less than six of the reverend g< nth ■men dived ii lt " hrea-.l po<dccts and bioiighl. I'oi'h cojiics. AsMircdly our movement i, i'orcing iIM-li upon the aMcm ion oi' all < his.Ms of the community, ami haii*lg ex'-itcd interest, the. lecognii ion of its'eibical bea'itv and n<-nnomic lo;:ie is i-;< \italde." « • * ,\ t a recent moeli'ig. the Dueedilt Ti-'des and Labor CoUDcil carried the foil. , win ; motion :—'"lMuil this C'oum.-ll (uii-rv: ;iii .■inphatie pfolest against, the i;,,vi mtrn rt granting tho right to any |,ii-/:.tc coiiipan\ to work the minerals ~! !!.<■ I Inll.inioll. ;i-: ill the opiilioM of , '