The 51st State
Sir, —Switzerland has been i permitted by powerful neighI hours to maintain neutrality I because for diplomatic reasons, it suits them to have a small neutral State in their midst. Unlike Belgium (which also desired neutrality) it does not lie in the pathway of advancing European armies: and it is unsuitable for colonisation. New Zealand is under-populated, and, located in South-east Asia, has for neighbours landi hungry nations like Japan and Indonesia. We could not exist alone. Only Uncle Sam's protection in 1942 saved us from Japanese invasion then. As well as protection, statehood could give us (1) free access for our beef, wool, and butter to the vast U.S.A. markets. (2) Finance for development. The wasteland of the West Coast could be turned into a productive area by a road tunnel between the Coast and Canterbury. (3) Federal discipline of New Zealand “pressure groups” to which successive weak New Zealand Governments have merely kowtowed.—Yours, etc., CANTERBURY. February 8, 1966.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30980, 9 February 1966, Page 12
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163The 51st State Press, Volume CV, Issue 30980, 9 February 1966, Page 12
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