WOMEN’S INTEREST IN POLITICS

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22508, 16 September 1938, Page 16

WOMEN’S INTEREST IN POLITICS

EIGHT HUNDRED ATTEND

MEETING

ADDRESS BY MR R. M. ALGIE

Eight hundred women listened to an address on the political situation by Mr R. M. Algie, organiser of the Auckland Provincial Freedom Association in the Radiant Hall yesterday afternoon. His views were freely endorsed, although several women made interjections of disapproval at some stages. “It is not my policy to deliver one kind of address to men and another to women, because their problems are the same,” said Mr Algie. He made no appeal to emotions, but relied on’ their reason.

The fundamental problem of the people was economic, said Mr Algie. Opposing class struggle, hostility, and hatred, he said the final and lasting solution could be found only in an atmosphere of goodwill, understanding, complete trust, and co-operation. Of the 95 statutes passed by Labour, only one, the amendment to the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act restoring the Arbitration Court, had made any- attempt to bring employers and employees closer together. “We must raise the standing in our political life. We .must bring politics out of the mire. We must induce people to go into the political life it they can, in any walk of life, command the admiration, thanks and gratitude of the community. We have to see it we can get people who will not use Parliamentary privilege to abuse citizens of this country right and left. (Applause.) You may have a special interest in that, because it was a woman who was abused on this occasion. However, bear it in mind that we have to be logical. It might be a man on another occasion.”

Mrs Colin Mclntosh proposed the vote of thanks. Mr Norton Francis was in the chair.

CHRISTCHURCH NORTH ELECTORATE

Mr R. M. Macfarlane, Labour candit date for the Christchurch Norlb electorate, will give an address from the St. Albans Park band rotunda at 7.30 p.m. next Monday. If wet, the meeting will be held in the Winlon Street Hall. Mr Macfarlane will reply to Mr Algie, and deal with advertisements inserted by the businessmen’s group of the National Party.

ADDRESSES BY MR K ARMOUR

After a successful opening mooting, when he addressed about 200 friends and supporters at Waltham, Mr Ken Armour, National candidate for Christchurch East, spoke to an audience of 180 in the Ridgely Hall, Armagh street, last night. Mr Armour received an enthusiastic and attentive hearing. He spoke of the Government’s march toward Socialism, and said how necessary it was that the right to shape their own destiny and keep their individual freedom should be preserved for the members of the younger generation.

Mr T. Millikcn presided at the meeting.

ADDRESS BY MR W, B. BRAY

As the Jellicoe Hall was not large enough to accommodate all who wished to hear his address on Sunday evening. Mr W. B. Bray has engaged the Radiant Hall for to-morrow evening, when he will give a further address bn current political problems. Mr Bray is well known as a writer in social credit topics, and his criticism of the methods of political'-parties is arousing • interest about the social credit- vote at the coming election.