WORLD CHARTER

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 97, 14 August 1945, Page 4

WORLD CHARTER

Sir ? —ln his speech on the San Mr F; W. Doiclge (Opposition, Tauranga) wisely questioned whether the Conference had built the right craft to achieve its. stated aims. He also very truly stated that representatives went to San Francisco "to find that blue prints of a World Organisation had already been drawn up . . ." Wc' are not informed as to who drew up the blue prints. In view of the fact each) of the various plans for international organisations other than U.N.R.R.A. contains a clause providing for their merging in a super world organisation such as has been conceived at San Fran.cisco 5 there is every reason lor believing that behind the anonymous origin of the blue prints is the centralised power of the international financiers whose master plan for world dictatorship is embodied in the Bretton Woods proposals. The World Charter which has eman-» ated from San Francisco should be published and widely distributed to the public in order that it may be carefully examined and analysed.

As stated by Mr Doidge ? this is not a party issue; and, having regard to the foregoing as well as to the fact thfit no party can claim to have a mandate from the people to commit them to the control of anj' international body j surely the question as to whether or not Par-* liament should ratify thie Charter is of such transcendent importance that it ought to be decided by the voice of the people. The issues in-*

volved are so far reaching in their immediate and potential effects thiat inordinate haste by Parliament in ratifying the Charter is indefensible.

An election is to be held next and I should like to urge citizens to indicate to their Members of Pari liament that they desire this issue to be submitted to the. people by a referendum to be held concurrently with the by which time opportunity will have been given for that mature consideration which it so fully warrants. foa much haste and insufficient careful thought ami understanding may well expose us to the perils of economic and political control by some external body responsible neither s to the people of New Zealand nor of any other country.

Since Mr Eraser has only just returned from the conference the unt seemly and unnecessary haste dis-« played in introducing the Charter (when such has not been done either in Great Britain or Australia) justi-t lies the suspicion that there is a sinister significance in the Government's hasty ratification. Yours etc., J. BRADSHAW A.F;I.A.