"NOT KEEPING FAITH"

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 654, 4 May 1929, Page 6

"NOT KEEPING FAITH"

5 PRIME MINISTER ACCUSED

WELLINGTON MEN ANGRY P A iwiaiw» WELUSGTOX. Friday. Leader* of the Labour movemeat. a* we'! as the Government, are be -.9 atamed by Wellington'* u-lemcioyed, according to statement* eade during an interview wh cn a deoutation had with the h:-e li ir star. Sir Joseph Ward, to^ay. "TRAMPJiG tint streets Is harder A :aa.t working—mac a harder —and the unemployeC are getting a.-.gry a -.oat . crea to the extent of blaming ns.' declared. Mr. W. Bromley, sec- 1 re-ary of the Trades Hall Unemployed Committee. “They are accusing as even of being co-partners in some mysterio-s farce mat is keeping them in thetr present position. We know it '.a rubbish, bat we can excuse them because they are desperate. They, are using language they do not understand —language that might get them! fc.-o trouble—because they are deeper-' *te. ' One of the unemployed present fcientioned mat some of the men were ■ceasing the Prime Minister of not keeping faith. “I am only telling you j w cat they are saying.” he added. “The i problem here ia acute and the men j want tv know what you are going to go. They say that many workers anted for j our candidates because you could tail Mr. Coates what to do. f They say now that what you told Mr. I Coates to do you will not do your-1 The Pr.me Minister: We are doing a great deal more than Mr. Coates | ever did. The men employed on public works s:nce the present Govemmeat cams into office were several thousands more than the number employed by any previous Government in New Zealand at the present time of the year. Only last week he had j authorised the absorption of several j hundred men la Christchurch. When-1 ever representations had been made the Government had moved with a| yi»w to absorbing the men. If. was quite to call Parliament together, continued Sir Joseph Ward, for it could not do any irtr- iten 'be Government was doing. Nearly t •>■> more men were now employed on public works. Where that was going to end it was utterly impos? b!e for him to say. although the government was anxious to help.