REHABILITATION

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 85, 29 June 1943, Page 4

REHABILITATION

Sir, —In a leading editorial from the Northern Advocate (Whangarei) dated May 27 Mr Fraser is reported' to have said that, the Government had decided to appoint a Minister . « for Rehabilitation, whose task will be to administer the servlccmens' reestablish men t. This lie declared is - essential on of the exterii siveness of the task and indeed otvsympathetic-, efficiency following * these plaudits. ..Mr Fraser utters a warning that promises must be con-, sistant with the capacityjof. tlie. Do- „ minion to honour them; lam sure ™ the R.S.A. will appreciate' his sympathetic utterances; but I would • like to know how the returned sol- j ,< diers are going to be fina'need to- - ' recompense them for offering their, lives and health lor their country,; whilst the representation of the ■ Government is by orthodox finance. This being the case our t 2riidi Ex. : peditionary Forces when it returns, cannot expect more than! 4 1-8 per cent interest plus the high rate of taxation which is ruling and will be the ruling of to-morrow if r ' party politics are" going to hold tfoe reins of; power." It is within the powertlic people to change' this //,r s state of; thirigs/ and .give the RfeA ! . turned. Soldier iind his ' c a fair dear without farther . taxa- '* w tlon but it can 'be done by ' .sweeping party politiciStife off the board. It is to be hoped that athero will bd rio postponement of the elec- I '' . tiohs this time under the' gtiise of war, so that we rnay ! claim the. rights i'T of those returning and their depqn- • dants which also means the civil : ! rights of the people to a Govern- : ment by the people. The final para- '*■' •' graph reads: "It is good to learn that the maximurfi benefits tlfe Do- i. '• minion can provide for ' returned r '/ servicemen will be forthcoming." To this T cannot agree; \thilst- r undej* -1-' the present regime the iminimUm ? can only be bought at a price. ' : Yours etc., . W. BRADSHAW.