LABOUR POLITICS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20729, 13 February 1939, Page 8

LABOUR POLITICS

“LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE” ALLEGATION OF DISSENSION (By Telegraph.—Press Association) INVERCARGILL, Sunday “Some of the actions of the Labour Government in the last few months are really disturbing to New Zealanders. The National Party told the country before the elections what was going to happen, but the people arc influenced by experience and not by argument. They are learning by experience now.” These remarks were made by the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. A. Hamilton, in an address to 1000 National Party supporters yesterday. “New Zealand had a wonderful name in the British Empire,” said Mr Hamilton. “but it is now losing that name. The Labour Government has lived on the reserves and profits left by the previous Government, but is nowbeginning to reap the rewards of its own policy.” Mr Hamilton added that New Zealand was spending freely, dissipating the reserves and credit of*the last 100 years. It is ironical that the Labour Party, which had done nothing toward building New Zealand’s position, should soon be celebrating the centenary. “Now that Labodh is against the ■wall there is dissenAon in the party,” continued Mr HainiKon. “There are. some who want to carry on and smash the capitalistic system, but there are others who are funking. The fight is not going to be easy. The people must fight on and be united In their efforts.”