RETURN TO REALITY

Chronicle (Levin), 9 March 1946, Page 5

RETURN TO REALITY

MR. WALSH'S POLICY VVELCOMED PRIMARY PRODUCERS' VIEW WELLINGTON, March 9. "The poncy of a return to reality enunciauea by Mr. F. P. Waish, in a stacement as a representative of ihe Federation of Labour, is one which apeais to every primary producer of New Zealand," said Mr. B. V. Cooksley, Dominion president of Federated T'armers, to-day. "At meetings with Mr. Nash ahd Mx. Gaiiivan as far back as May last, .Mr. W. Mulholland, Mr. W. Marshall, Mr. G. H. Griegg, arid rhyself, fepresenting . the Farmers' Federation, tried to inipress upon tne Government " the sam'fe doctrine as that which Mr. Walsh how pbslulates as beihg necessary .td the econornic stabiiity of the Domin.•oxi," continued Mr. Cobksley. "The iarmers lately„have been . passing -resoiutions declaring that if the 40hour week is to be .univefsal, then the pfiee of primary produce siiould include a premium for the extr?, hourfe w'orked by them. We have shown that in dairy produce alone that would mean an . inctedSe of from 9d or niore per pbuhd ih tiie price of butterfat — an absurd claim. but one no more so than that; so successfully made by certain othei sectipns of tiie community. "Mr. . Waish . f ortunately brings unthihking New Zeaiahd'er§ tc eartli, ahd" it is good that his plairi statemellt of fact has been appfbV'ed ' By Mr.. Nash. Stabilisatior: has. .uhdolibtedly run amok, but Mr. Walsh is obviously prepared tc play his part in applying the brake. His appeal for sanity in econornic thinkihg should bring about an accebtance of real values in life, and to that policy all farmers will assuredly subscribe." j