PRIVATE ENTERPRISE V GOVERNMENT CONTROL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 17, 23 October 1945, Page 4

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE V GOVERNMENT CONTROL

less than in 1941. We carry the comparison on to 1944.; then comparing 1944 with 1943 we find that a further 2500 more men were employed and that 9, tons less were produced. And the decline has been continuous. Comparing 1944 with 1941 we find that with more men nearly tons less has been produced," A Government cannot assure prosperity by assuming the direction of private enterprise for the Government cannot make people go ahead and do things. Thus Government planning and control is necessary (?) in war but by its nature it is restrictive .in peace time. This one principle is the answer to all arguments advanced for or written down control," which at its best has proved obstructive ) by depriving the private individual of his initiative. Yours etc v W. BR AD SHAW.

Sir —There has. been considerable controversy in connection with the above. Therefore it is interesting to learn that the U.S. coal miners* leader John L. Lewis, is 'opposed to the nationalisation of the and, without coal output in the United States has been raised from short i tons in 1940 to in 1944. These results by private enterprise have a direct comparison with Great Britain Australia and New Zealand •» » where the coal mines, from the production point of view, have been virtually nationalised. Referring to the effect of this on output WingCommander James made the following statement in the British House of Commons on February 23, 1945: "I have taken the trouble 1 to get out the official references for each figure which I shall give. In 1043 10.000 more men produced 12,000,, 000 tons