Political Prattle

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 65, 7 June 1912, Page 3

Political Prattle

Tim opinion of Atmoro, of Nelson, is that Sirjoe will "come back." * » Millar is not causing the party machine to run easily, lie acts like a strelich of boulders strewn across the Lilieral path. ** * ' Tho Local Government Bill has einerg<ml from the conference of local bodies almost unrecognisable by its father. A commission to enquire into the cost of living has been sot up by the Government. The interests of tho working-class will, no doubt, be looked into by Messrs. Veiteh and Robertson, M.P.'s, who adorn seats upon the commissi in. Another member is W. G Mao Donald, of Westport, chairman of Jimmy Colvin's election committv-o. Strange what qualifications some of these commissioners possess. Education is responsible for the expense of another commission. The personnel of tho commission may be satisfactory from an educational viewpoint, but we doubt it very much. * * » Atmoro, of Nelson, aroused the ire of Massey through a speech delivered t'other week. Atmoro characterised Massey as an impossible leader, a;.d Bill hit back by declaring that Atmoro broke his word to him on th«* n./-con-fidence motion. Massey, it would appear, was prepared to promise almost anything in order to win the no-con-fidence motion. ** * ■ G. W. Russell, Minister of | Internal Affairs, during the course of an interview- last week, stated that in the, event of defeat on a no-confidence mo-' tion the Government would appeal to the country. He should haw'added': "If members are willing." At the .present time it is : very questionable! in-' deed whether the everyday member Who. has just managed-to clamber into Parliament is-very aifnioiia to appeal to titie country. He prefers the country to appeal to him; * « ■ * Russell's opinion on tlio possibility of a dissolution bur. racks im> that of Sirjoe, given some weeks ago. It may possibly happen tliat such will come to pass, as expressed above, but, like th* canny Scot, "we hac oor doots." * * The Australian and New /.-.aland Women's Voters' Committee (London) is taking steps to draw tho attention of Australia .and Noiv- Zealand to Mr. Harcourt'3 anti-suffrage speech in tne Albert Hall on February 28. _Lhe colonial premiers are being asked if t-ho publio condemnation of any constitutional principle accepted i' l :lil , v "f tlio self-governing dominions 'oy the Colonial Secretary is compatible with his tenure, of office. —-'Christian Commonwealth." * « « In every mill and every factory, every mine and every quarry, .-very railroad and every shop, overywbore, the workers, enlightened, understanding their self-interest, aro correlating themselves in the industrial'and economic mechanism, They ate developing thenindustrial consciousness, their economic and political power ; and when t-ho revolution, comes thoy will be prepared to tako possession ami assume of every industry.. With the education they' will have received in tiio Industrial Workers they will !se drilled and disciplined, trained and fitted for industrial mastery and social freedom.— Eugene, Debs.