THE GENERAL ELECTION

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22520, 30 September 1938, Page 17

THE GENERAL ELECTION

MR E. J. HOWARD'S CAMPAIGN ADDRESS LAST EVENING AT ADDINGTON PARTY'S PLAN COPIED FROM HITLER" Opening his campaign at Addington jaift evening. Mr E. J. Howard, the labour Party candidate for ChristcHurch South, said the plan of the National Party for free furniture had fcgen copied directly from Nazi Germany with the exception that in Germany "twins were counted as two." * Mr Howard was received and listened to with enthusiasm by an audience which filled the school hall and flowed over into the corridors. There were •easily 700 people present, and the speaker was given an attentive hearing, During his unusually informal tajfc be was often applauded. There was a good deal of laughter as gosn at Mr Howard mentioned the free furniture plan of the National Party. -Where did the Hon. Adam Hamilton gat it from?" he asked. Voices: From. Hitler. Mr Howard: Oh! You are jumping a gun's, claim. "I was given the wheeze from one at our college boys," Mr Howard said, folding up a book on Nazi Germany. -IfrU boy told me where to find it. jl coit me 14s, and that was the worst part of it. The book described what mier wanted from the women of his nation. He called on them, not to daaiand higher education or to enter igUftwinni but to breed babies to HIST soldiers." Mr Howard quoted passages from fat book. "They lifted their scheme ' latins-bolus from Hitler, except that a«4er Hitler twins are counted as t»a" (Laughter.) 'A voice: What would quintuplets CBWlt? The book stated very crudely what ■Hitler wanted his plan for, Mr Howard avtV He would not go into that. But * Hitler promised each approved couple MW marks (about £IOO, he believed). The loan was for a period, the debtor la be released by one-quarter of his obligations with each child born to TJL if a couple had four children there was no further sum to pay. And, Mr Howard said, twins were counted m two. (Laughter.) ..... Howard paid a notable tribute to naibers of the Cabinet. Mr Savage vat the inspiration—the captain of the Slap, performing the same duties as -thf captain of the Rangatira. Mr .Sikh was calm, cool, and quiet, and rieUgious man. New Zealand did not f kite a second Bob Semple. Mr Armijfong had done a tremendous job in friting the unemployed back into jfaMic works and industry. "Dealing with the Opposition, Mr Haw aid said that the Hon. Adam Haaailton was a perfect gentleman in ' -.'Hk House, and very considerate to '..the' Chairman of Committees. "'1 do not want to say a word nout ,' *Ja\as a gentleman; but his politics—" *-. * "A voice: Rotten. •V afif Howard: I might call that gen- ' HaSaa's attention to the fact that his 4 'wotd-ris unparliamentary. I cannot aaylfc but no one can prevent me from , «■!**» it i * Wt' Company Profit* !i, MfHoward quoted the Labour GovUM ajmnehtfs survey of 50 New Zealand * companies, not one of which, he said, * had made a loss during the two years [ \ of Labour rule. Their net profit earn- ' ins'.were increased by £1,404,055. : %b*U I tell you why they are J,, troawed now," Mr Howard asked: .'.,. AV voice: They have not made - tnojagh. . Jfc Howard: No, it is because we , s hav* decided to make them pay Is in 'L; •*»"*£ Social Security tax. ("Hear, . .' tatf* was called from many parts of itteVhalD. -.■.Mr .'Howard, criticising Mr 6. G. > A Holland's attack on the Social Security v.vPdaane. said that the Opposition had ■'i yPEt' had the political courage to call t; for!' a division on the bill. vv." There were loud cries of "Yes, yes," ■,jS-Hrbm Mr Howard asked if the people iJrwould trust: Labour for another three S&mn.'- n have no need to «sk you ;Bto,for-mjr ; 'Sake, but for the sake of ~ love to hear you shout yofce like thaV* Mr Howard "\rM- **«"■**«« Criticised '",'iwl criticism of the actions of caused an interruption at the meeting in Papanui ■mmmKmay was voiced by Mr Howard. • '' vPfflPck of 30 men went up in motor'\9B&rht said. "They wore yellow . . fif-eaits and had handkerchiefs round ft* necks to make them look like ? .-SSPam They wedged to one side of <vM£dl and started on Bob MScfarjfl SHlw 5 Then they took to Bob Semple. '■» 55.-**y struck a snag there. (Laugh- . ; MSS* Sample soon had them almost oftiia hand, and praying .1 -'- SJF I * "a them. They got annoyed < Cjk'gMtaited a campaign of anonymous-\%Mlßm/--Mow there is no more dirty Bat political propaganda than those j nodi letters. They even sign : .•Worker." rolce: Or, "Mother of Tea." , 1 ttowatd: Yes. There ha* never tjdtftier type of propaganda than BOhymous letter. I have never .' fl""n a paper which he said /fiSyfaw election tnstruetloni to Na* ■l'Sffi l ' candidates, Mr Howard Ilf'S?l ltat «U *h» obftrUctipn • at ; ?#fS*?" meetings was being defathered by the -Na- ; #2sMl*t«. The Nationalists had been jfp&jWe»j|,,to obstruct rather than jAgak*'Constructive interjections. Their #'ls?Mf' m en had been told to treat op- ' IS-HM** as, fools, hypocrites, and as ' :if :«wrjrthini bad, and to get the audience #JUptaat them. _ M£pr Howard said that* under ft NaGovernment the.country had 41ib£'* n misery and poverty increase; Labour, there had been a MlS9f' Br **' on °f happiness and prosr Under Nationalism, there had i|«?em lower prices and wages': under ||£*# b eur, better prices and higher IHgaics. The last Government had borIpjjj'ed extensively; Labour had not liM-JgMowed any overseas money at all. |lPg*Pe .Nationalist Government had unextended the life of C'JJJifJnent by a year, and he thought IIfJSP " was s ° much against the conthat if the case were taken [§N2 ** Privy Council every member '#|*f the last Parliament could be a year's salary." ;fe-vMr Howard discussed at length La- '; ■mffim'B achievements afid planS; He IpS"*. * ive n a unanimous" vote of thanks w|%W acclamation. ' South will strike out f'Sgl bread-line and send Uncle Ted t|||jack," said the mover.. Hp* H. S. S. KYLE AT LINCOLN §§§l*l* H. S. S. Kyle, M.P., -addressed a Blggajy-attended meeting at Lincoln bMBP .Wednesday evening, when Mr J. H|BPPSon, chairman of the Springs IBBgnty Council, presided. A vote of [■BjPMts and confidence, moved by Mr IBMUStoddart and seconded by Mr W. IsWDnma, jrrm caixiad, __' ,•

MR SAVAGE IN DUNEDIN GREAT ENTHUSIASM SHOWN PRICE OF BUTTER ON LOCAL MARKET FARMERS' INTERESTS TO BE "CAREFULLY PROTECTED" (PBES3 4SSOCIATIOU TEt-EOKiM.) DUNEDIN, September 29. Scenes of extraordinary enthusiasm were seen at the Town Hall to-night, when about 4000 persons, as well as many who were unable to gain admission to the hall itself, listened to an address given by the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage), who spoke for about two hours. He received ,a hearing that was interrupted only by bursts of applause, and was closely followed as he reviewed some of the legislative achievements of the Government, and dealt with various phases, of the economic life of the Dominion. He ,was flanked on the platform by the Dunedin Labour candidates and their wives, for whom generous applause was given, and he received a rousing ovation as he made his way to the stage accompanied by the Minister for Mines (the Hon. P. C. Webb) and the Postmaster-General (the Hon. J\ Jones). The meeting was presided over by the president of the Otago Labour Representation. Committee (Mr P. G. Connolly), who briefly introduced the Prime Minister. "In the first place," said Mr Savage, "our opponents said the battle was between private and public ownership; but we have both in many lines, and we have yet to learn that there is any battle. The world is moving, and as society feels that the public ownership of a certain utility is deSirable on economic grounds, that is 1 generally done. You have it in the Post and Telegraph Department and in a thousand other ways. We are alleged to be out to socialise not only the farms: but also the small businessmen, and in any stray moments* I sometimes wonder what is going to happen to all these people when -we socialise ihem« Land Tenure "Our job," Mr Savage said, "is to put people on the land, and keep them there, to help them get the best put of the land, and give them security, better security than they ever had before. In days gone by there were many battles between those favouring freehold and the champions of leasehold; but in spite of all arguments we did not get security of tenure. The faTmer often had to walk out.in what he stood up in. We want the land to be in sucha state of Production ««J farmers will not be in debt all the been said that the Government wanted to turn New Zealand into a State farm; but he personally-would sooner be the of.a farm, and working it in his own interestal than working it in someone elstfs interest*, and what he wanted for himself he wanted for everyone else. JShopkeep. ers seemed to be in doubt. He ««Uf~ theffl that the Government had enough troubles of its own without gbihg into their business. The Government wanted a system that would give the best results, and woul« not interfere with anyone else's business, unless that perlon started to interfere with the welfare of the nation. It was better to have a State monopoly, .run m the people's interests, than a private monopoly dictating terms and prices to « all people tojbkv. *£%£ St to make it possible for the peoplp of^this "country to inherit something W The Prime' Minister then at speech.

Defence fcxpendlture 1 Discussing defence, Mr Savagdi said the Government *** *™ftAgL"Lg! Jnst three years- They had not travelled as far as their opponents would •Hke but had travelled just three tunes « *a*t as the previous Government They had mechanised the territorial forces, and had built up .something in the nature of a decent air force, with eSSe badly from the party that reduced defence expenditure from £LOOO,OOO in 1930 to Httle more than in 1932. "We must spena money on defence,. whether we hke not" said Mr fctevage. "The wortd* seems to have leave of its aenser but I am pleased to say that to-night is brighter than ye Dea«ng'wlth the position *<«£»»«* I M? Savage said they were better off than ever they had been. He l«fe to assure them that they we're nofgota! to lose anything by S« of Sie fact that the price of produce was not mcrease y d C wh«%iegharanteed price was fixed. Later their interests in that respect would be carefully protected 'At the conclusion of his address rheerine lasted for some -minutes, and a vote of thanks and confidence was carried unanimously.

MR SEMPLE SPEAKS AT INVERCARGILL VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN tfawa *ssoci*rio» tslsobah.) . INVERCARGILL, .September ». The Civic Theatre was filled last night when the Minister for Public Works (the Hon. R. Semple) gave an address. He said that New Zealand would give Britain 100 per cent, 'loyalty, Britain had tried its utmost to prevent war and had tried to lead the world in natwrt had taken insult after insult &•■*&■ ihg to preserve peace, and it was stili to be/hoped that efforts would hot be in vain. , , .. , +v ,„ The Minister asserted that on tne question of loyalty or courage'he would undertake to shoot as straight rmMt m2n and to withstand as much hardship as others. He would prefer to die in, the defence of his country to living under the will of one man, and a "unatic at that. (Applause.) The meeting Was most orderly, ana a vote of complete confidence in the Labour Government was carried,.wun one dissentient .. •. -—'•-

INTERRUPTIONS AT

MEETINGS

EXPERIENCES OF AUCKLAND NATIONAL CANDIDATES

[THE PRESS Special Service.]

AUCKLAND, September 29.

Disturbances at political meetings in Auckland Central have been such that Mr C. R. Dodd, who is opposing tUe Hon. W. E. Parry, has so far failed in two endeavours to make a semblance of a speech. As soon as he completes a sentence; or even before, there is a chorus of booing and organised laughter, akin to the efforts of American undergraduates operating under the direction of a cheer leader.

Similar experiences have befallen Mr D. Pool, the National candidate for Eden.

Mr J. A. Govan, who is opposing I.lr J. A. Lee in Grey Lynn, endeavoured to open his campaign last night, but was prevented from speaking by active hostile groups of men and women. Tonight Mr J. Park, Mayor of Onehunga, had the greatest difficulty in making himself heard above the roars of booing at Te Papapa, where even the chairman was counted out when he appealed for a fair hearing. A persistent heckler at Mr W. P. Endean's meeting at St. Heliers tonight roused the ire of the more attentive members of the audience, who supported a chairman's warning with the cry: "Bob Semple won't stand it. Why should we?" The interjector refused to leave the meeting when ordered by the chairman, .but on the approach of two policemen, withdrew without further comment.

ELECTION CAMPAIGN INTENSIFIED ACTIVITIES IN MARLBOROUGH [THE PRESS Special Servlce.l BLENHEIM, September 29.

Interest in the election campaign in the Marlborough electorate has been intensified during the present week • and both candidates, Messrs E. P. Meachen (Government) and E. F. Healy (National) have been addressing two and sometimes threa meetings each day. Such an energetic programme has been necessary because of the extent of the electorate boundaries, which were recently enlarged through the inclusion of the Rai Valley, formerly in Nelson, and the area south of Kaikoura to the Conway river, thus bringing in several public works camps, notably Oaro, the headquarters of the southern section of the main trunk railway. All meetings have been largely attended, and in all cases the tendency has been to give speakers an exceptionally fair hearing, interjections having been at a minimum. Numerous questions have been put to each candidate of various natures, but interest for the main part is in the Social Security Act, Public Works policy, land settlement, and guaranteed prices. An Indication of the importance attached to the contest is that both parties have arranged for numerous outside speakers, those for the Government being Mr J. A. Lee, who has already spoken, the Minister for Education (the Hon. P. Fraser), who will speak to-<morrow, the Minister for Finance (the Hon. W. Nash), who will speak next Tuesday, and the Minister for Public Works (the Hon. R. Semple), who will speak on a date to be arranged. - On the National Party's side speeches have already been given by Messrs W. A. Bodkin, W, L. Barker, and R. M. Algie, and arrangements are in hand for addresses by the leader of the Opposition (the Hon. Adam Hamilton), and probably Mr S. G. Holland. MR A. N. GRIGG'S ADDRESS AT ASHBURTON A LARGE ATTENDANCE One of the largest meetings of electors addressed by a political candidate at Ashburton for some years was held at St. Andrew's Hair last evening, when Mr A, N. Grigg, the National candidate for Mid-Canterbury, spoke to'an attendance of more than 600, which was the capacity of the hall. Almost 200 persons were unable to gain admission. The Candidate was given an enthusiastic reception, being 'cheered before and after his address, which was along the lines .of. that given at Hororata on Wednesday'evening and reported" in "The Press" yesterday. The ilncrease in .taxation, the Social Security Bill, compulsory unionism, the State housing scheme, and many other measures'introduced by the Government were dealt with by Mr Grigg. Who criticised Labour's administration during the last three years.

He Was thanked for his address on the motion of Dr. J. Russell Wells and Mr B. ft Robinson.. "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" was sung at the end of the meeting. The Mayor (Div G. I. Miller) presided.

RT. HON. G. W. FORBES AT KOWAI BUSH

The Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, National Party candidate for Hurunui, addressed electors in the Kowai Bush Hall on Wednesday. Keen interest in his remarks was shown by the large audience.

Mr Forbes was given a most attentive hearing. Mr R. M. D. Johnson presided.

MR T. D. BURNETT'S MEETINGS

There was an attendance of 80 to hear Mr T. D. Burnett, M.P., National Party candidate for. Temuka, at StaVeley. Mr A. W. Russell presided. A motion of confidence was mbved by Mr Macmillan and Colonel R. B. Neill. There was ah attendance of 30 at Mr Burnett's Alford Forest meeting. Mr R. A. Grigg moved a motion of thanks, which was seconded by Mr A. Hart. MR C. MORGAN WILLIAMS AT MARSHLAND Mr 'C. Morgan Williams, (Labour member for Kaiapoi) addressed an audience of about 100 at Marshland last night. Mr R. H. Monk presided. A resolution, on the motion of Mr William Waugh, and seconded by Mr H. Hibbard, that the meeting thank Mr Williams for his address and for the faithful and conscientious work he had done for the KBiapdi electorate, and that they further express their entire confidence in Mr Williams and in the Labour Government, was passed by acclamation. MR R. M. MACFARLANE

Mr R. M. Macfarlane, Labour candidate for Christchurcli North, addressed a meeting at the corner of Dean street and Fitzgerald street last evening. He dealt with aspects of the Government's legislation, and replied to points raised recently by National Party candidates. Mr C. Hepburn presided. A vote of confidence in the Labour Government and in Mr Macfarlane was carried unanimously.

"The fact that this hall is packed is evidence that there is a tremendous interest in politics this election," said Mr A. N. Grigg, ' National Party candidate for Mid-Canterbury, speaking at Ashburton last evening. "I think the reason i 9 that Socialism is not yet wanted in New Zealand," he added.