Political Prattle

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 67, 21 June 1912, Page 3

Political Prattle

Ir> U> or lift to J»o—dissolution or '•■mJh,j(/.i—that is Hie- question. Witli Mackenzie "dill" ami Masnoy "in," m>rking-clftßN ;: pr<H|.cnty" wouldn't alter any. The c;nmo of capitalistic politics is to discover ways and means of enhancing , prosperity--for -tho exploiting Huss * * # J'arliainent moots on Juno 27. * « * Tho Opposition patty aro confident of ousting tlie Government. Willi Hill Massey leadinic, the. possibilities art* none too rosy. * * ' x l'lililic inconsistency. Many of those who wcro yollincr for Joseph's sculp n few months back are now for I)is retjrii. Like ISarK-is, .Joseph is wiilin'. * • • Willi Fowlds iioramhulatiiii; tho countryside, bowline; at his former confreres and Millar entering for the "rats' " handicap, Lihcrali.sm is (jettihj; s(Di;/> fsovvfc bumpH. c • ■ Accommodation of fltixmill em ployen, shearers an'). smvmiHcrs were tn.it-(-(•rs which would-he dealt with !iy tho Government, aecordint; to Laiirenson, in his Dtniediit speech. #■ Xiiifinlier for Ma-storton, predicts that the most prominent Liberals and lt<«forniers will shortly "sink party differences and work together to fur(lier tiie interests of tho Dominion «enerally." Svkcs docs not stiikc tia as one who will ever a sensaiion politically. * - * 'I'lie quest inn of amending the F-ic-tories Act in the diiection of securing one day's rest per week for every man and woman in [.ho community is one of , the- matters the Minister of labor tells us his Government is considering. If ' that becomes law it, means a deal ' for many a )>oor " i " * * Minister of Tabor l..inro!>Non, speakinti in Dunedin., snitl the Government hoped to re<-">nstruct tlie Arbitration Court in sncli a v.nnner as to win liack the, conlwleiK-e of tli" mass of the. people of the rnm,!ry. We :\u> of the opinion that the iob is mightier than the Minister imagines' * » * /If Voslm-iKI.-r Mil had his way, tlse Ni'W /e'llairlrr would coripare more than fiudiiibly with a saint. - * * Whilst Kll is iiLikini' liimself conspicuous by at):ii-kin:j; Ihe'small l':-v gamblers, Ili(! silicic exchange. manipuLi continues lo niPiiipnlate. *■ • * It would bo inicresting to know who•fher Premier Maeken/,ie has nIU-rivl 'his opinions since (he time he voted afjainsl £'} iwr week iiiiuiiiiiini for coinp<'iisa(ioii for accidents. ir • » lfofldv M'-JCen/ie is reported to he consult in:; his IVieiids as to how ho shall vole since he has been bundled out of "1,,,/ii--,.." Would Uoddy like to vote with his "enemies" forstiite? * * * Tlie selected Candida res for the next Senate elections for the State of Victoria are Setritor. Russell and Messrs. A. i\. McKissock and J. Names. * * * It is also tinio to say a word about 'Mr. La.ureii;son's persistent wanderings,

uiuleitakoii in ;i p<il<<tnio:»l spirit. The l<il)or trj)tihlis at Waihi, '.villi iheir possibilities of oxtensioii, ,i,v, ivti think, suflicH'iitly srriou* (o Kr-ji him at hi.s pw.it in Wellington, even if he not/ to Ixi on the spot at Uio centre of tllft disturbance. Parliament will '»■ niwtr ins; in tlirw wt'elt.s' (imp, m:d Ministers should l>e .spending their leisure, if leisure they lihvc, in their oKices in C;i!)inet, jintl, if tlio phrase he nob too humorous us regards polities in <{\uc,k thought.—DunorTin !( Star." * * «■ AI a (]ji i r.viiiiS function at lJ:iveh>rk, Mai]!;oi()Ugh, a said lh:il, a time previously he witm-sur-d thn Mini.steiiiil guesi, tlie jlou. '.iinniiy" ii'olviii, sign t)u> largest <-hef|iie that the s|H'«kcr h.jd ever sivn. It wax a clii'iliio for jCI ,17!), OH!), and .iiniiii.v' r turned not v single hair n-i he :i< tached. his signature. The Mini.sicr of Mined ■was acting lor tin , iVIi/tisUtf <i! l:'iu:wiv, whose ntitliorisiii ion was nut j«.«l iheit nvailaJilc. lie dealt with sever.il olhtr i)ig cho((U<'j) on tho same occasion, hh4 iiltogotlior signod hk:\y ooUvrvcn (.lirot* and four millions -with (|UiU> imj>iH-«-sivn serenity.