PERSONAL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 45, 4 November 1946, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mrs C. Gordon, of Ohope, has left for Claudelands where she will judge the National Dancing at the show.

ter without Bretton Woods or the controls under corporations and the cartels of Wall Street. He has referred to Mr Nash's remarks, that Bretton Woods was an honest attempt to re-establish the world. (For whom?) Mr Nash is a staunch supporter of the gold" racket. When accused in the House (2/9/46) of destroying thousands of acres' of land by gold mining he said he want ed the gold to purchase other commodities, and went on to say: 'Some day we will use gold as a commodity instead of a value of exchange.' (That will be the day, but not while Mr Nash is in office). Mr Simkin continues ratification would riot involve the loss of autonomy! Now I would ask how can any country (i.e., the people) have selfGovernment if they are not able to control their economic policy; much less by the standard of the Bretton Woods Conference. It has been through the subtle manipulation of economic pressure from outside, that has forced those Smaller nations to be ringed in. And I for one amongst many others protest against the intrigue of both sides of the House for not having put; the position before the people before. I would ask that both candidates for the Bay of Plenty - % declare .themselves, for Yes or No, on the Bretton Woods Pact; before going to the polls. This is only a fair request, and should be answered through your valuable paper. Yours etc., { V W. BRADSHAW.

BUREAUCRATIC SABOTAGE

Sir, —It has been suggested that Communist ideals have much in common with Labour. I would ask—is Revolution in common? The answer would probably be "No," but since the Labour Party's objective is socialism of production, distribution and exchange, and is identical with Communist aims, therefore the answer to the first question would be: "Yes." It is only in the method of achieving the objective that the difference lies. The present sabotage is primarily caused by s the Government's excessive taxation policies which penalise the increased effort and the initiative of the people. Apart from the destruction of incentive to produce, thus creating shortages, the present taxation policy is also preventing many commodities already produced, from reaching consumers at more than a slow trickle. Many wholesalers and retailers, who have desired goods, are deliberately curtailing sales in order to limit incomes. If the commodities are all sold now, most of the increased profits will be eaten up by heavy taxation. Many business men openly admit that rather than do this, they are restricting their business to a certain level, hoping that taxation -may ease in the future and still leave, them some goods for sale. Nothing less than a united and determined demand by the electors that they want the bureaucratic army dictating taxation policy demobilised will be of any use. Electors will have the opportunity of using their votes intelligently at the coming elections. Yours etc., '. y . W. BRADSHAW.