FOOD AND MORE FOR BRITAIN

Chronicle (Levin), 30 May 1946, Page 8

FOOD AND MORE FOR BRITAIN

— Frcss Association

APPEAL TO FARMERS

By Telearavh

WAXGAXUl, .May 29. ' ' 1 have ouly oue purpose and oue objeetive in coming here this morniiig : and that is to helji Pederated Parmers to Jauneh its own "eampaign to lielp Britain in her appoal for more food in her liour of need, " said the .Miuister . of Agriculture, ilon. B. Itoberts, when addressing the inter-provineial confer euce of Pederated Parmers here todav. Delegates present represeuted the southern portion of the Xorth Island — Wanganui, Wellington Central, .Manav. utu, Wairarapa and Hutt-Makara piovincial districts. "It would lie the heiglit of presumption on lny part to niake a Government appeal here. 1 liave not coine to (k> that. I have come to pledge the Govornment 's goodwill and cooperation in : your plans. I want to back your own inspirations to -lielp a most gallant, . heroic and long sull'ering people — our own kitli and kin, our own flesh and Idood, tli" people wlio in-.1940 aiul 194.1, stood alone against the most cruel and diaboHcub infaiuy 'tliaB eve-r enrsed the world, and saved you/ and nie and c.Lvilisatiou itself from annihilation, " eontinued the ALiiiisler. ' /'Tt does not require special insight to discern tliat a eampaign for more production insjiired from within your own ranks, will be a | thousand tinies better and more eJfective than anv (fovernment uppeals, al ' though you cau count on our lielp." The Arinister reviewed activities to l'C'Ster the Save .More Food Campaign. ; "Duriug the period 111 whieh tiro volj untary saving of food campaign has ! been operating, we liave saved two and | a half tons of butter and forty tons of i meat every week, said .Mr. Roberts. j"But tliankful as we are for this efI fort, drought conditions in Hawkes ! Bay, Gisborne, Waikato and Xorth I Auckland have considerably reduced i our etforts and we feel that something i more shoiild be doue. During tlie forty j vears .L have been in this Doniinion, I liave never seen farmers let the Empire down. I know and you know, that if we can lift this great objeetive above the miasma and swamps of party politics on ts the higher plane of an Empire eifort and liigh moral purpose, our souls will be elean and we shall have done the greatcst job of our lives. " (IFear. Hear.)