CANON JAMES ATTACKED

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 422, 2 August 1928, Page 8

CANON JAMES ATTACKED

LABOUR MEMBERS USF STRONG TERMS

CATHOLICS AND BIBLE IN SCHOOLS

\ ITBB SUXS WELLINGTON. To-*,, ! stand ins »*■ ch ;T'i s , hou,d ,l make falsehoods in support of i weak case, said Mr. U. v I lan ?- iast ° venins - in a VeheuSt' I reply to the recent ’ land ’ es - of 'nekThere is not a shadow of trn*T. hind Mr. James's assertion Labour Party had sold itself m Roman Church.” continued Mr Holl -I Canon James had even attaciA the personal character and tegrity of members of the House p Canon James had been truthf u j t would have known that the Labo'Party has never stood for referendum! on religious matters. If the Horn?! Catholic Church, or any other Chun-h happened to gain a majority atnem New Zealand church adherents -h Labour Party would still oppose it! right to dictate to the minority V, Holland quoted special articles nub! lished a year ago in The Sun In cob formation of his claims. Mr. J. A. Lee said that Canon Jam., was an extraordinary apostle of th» Bible-in-Schools who. "although canon, was also paradoxically a KQuib - Canon James's statements that be cause Labour’s views differed fro m bi / Labour was in the pay of the RomaH Catholic Church, amounted to unblush ing effrontery. He resented such iml puiations as Canon James had 'nade. “Fortunately,” said Mr. Lee, “Canon James has said that he will not vote at the coming elections. I hope he sticks to that, because he's electorate. Even fools make wise reso. lutions at times. “Has anything.” asked Mr. Lee, **ao inflamed sectarianism in recent year? as the statements of Canon James? W* had hoped such things were dead. Canon James is decrying the convictions of people who are perhaps more sincere in their beliefs than he is."