STARVING MILLIONS

Chronicle (Levin), 20 July 1946, Page 5

STARVING MILLIONS

\V ELL I X( !T( )X. July 1 n. "Aniliniis, literallv uiillions oi' oid 1 lneii, old women nnd young cliildrcu ansull'cring froin liuilnut rit ion niui iinieed dying rroiu 1 ar\ at iuu. W'lio careW I' wondcr soiuctiiiics wliy we lia\ c tlic eff'uiiferv to ea II oursch cs Citrisl iau ( people." 1 u ihese w ords Sir Wiiiiam Pcrrv -(Wellington') drevv attcntion iu tlic Legislal i\ c t'oiuu'il ycstcrday al'ter iiolu lo whai li»' tcriucd tlic discrcdit ablc rcs]ionsc of the people of Xmv Zealand to tlic a| pcal for in !p l'or tlic staiwing oi' ihe world. "Wc arc iiol asked to do very mucii ' in my* opinion." lic said. ''A!i w c arc asked lo do iu tlic incanl iiuc is !o -mr rciidcr some of our uical and- butlc.coupous. '1 lic rcsponsc :";nd I an spcaking as a rcal iiorn and lovil Xcw Zcalandcr lias |,ccn inosl discrcditaldc | to tlic people of Xcw Zvalainl, dcspitc Ihe valiant cfl'orts oi' tlic i'amiuc Enmr geiicv ( 'oiiiiuit I c(> vvhieli lias been sci ii]i lo coiiducl lliis eainpaigu. ' ' Tlicrc was only oue way in which Xcw Zealand could play licr pari in scncling I'ood to Grcat llritnin aud to tlic distrcsscd people of tlic world, and, tliat was by Ihe citi/cns bcing coin pcllcd to cat li'ss tinui lic did now - there must I ic cxcc]itioiis, as in Britain. j ii tlic cascs of sick pcojilc, cliiblcn, and liiosc cucagcd in Iicavv work. Xcvcrt hclcss, lic w islicd to cni]diasisc must cmpliat ical ly tliat Xcw Zealand liad not donc licr duty in rcgard to pro viding liiorc food for tlic world's star\ ing ficojilc, and sieps should bc lakcn to rcnicdv tlic liosiiiou.