FIGHTING MATERIALISM

Chronicle (Levin), 10 January 1948, Page 5

FIGHTING MATERIALISM

Plan Better Unfetefe WELLINGTON, Jan. 9. . Tlie opinion that every seetion of the community stoocl "in great need of a better understanding" oi others, was shared by all who attended the National- Moral Rearmam.ent Assembly whieh has jnst coneluded in Wellington. It was .agreed that all who were present — -representatives of industrial, professional, farming and commercial sections of the eomnuinity, and b ousewiy.es— slipiild mdividifally and eolleetively'nhrry' t'orward a * war 011 the militaut mat.erialism ahroad in the world today, whose aim appeared 'to be to.divide and destroy. v, v y To fight.this spirit of intitefialism it was' report ed that trtuning was being taken by New Zealanders ih Jlritain for the work oi" the movement, whose influenee** there, particnlarly in indiRdrigl ' relations, was stated to be showing rernarkable results in harinony between management and labour, notably in spveral ^ eoalraihmg areas. . " v '. 4 Practical measures toxyar.d t a greater understanding between tlie different interests in New Zealand industry were repor-tecl. ' It W.as recorded that one ."hrra "empioying 20Q0* workers h'ajplA tetfni qf men eommitted to lin.ciiug a plan for true cooperation aninng tlie workers and management oit.a pattern whieh could latef be'ajp plied to industry as a whole. The Mrm concerned was in toueh with ano'iber in Australia carrying on dte same work. About 30 delegatjjgf from all paris of Netv Zealand attended che conference.