MANAWATU

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 58, 2 December 1919, Page 8

MANAWATU

By Telegraph-Special Correspondent. Palmerston North, December 1 On Saturday night Mi\ E. Newman, the Govefliment candidate for Manawalu addressed tho electors at Tokouiaru' J here was a fairly largo audience. Mr. It. It. Wnyte was in the chair. -H the close of the address, n number of questions were answered.' A vote of thanks was accorded tho candidate. TIMARU Bγ TeloKNißh-Prßjn A««ocl»tton. ~ . ~ . Timaru, December 1. Mr. J. Gnugie, Literal candidate for liniani. addressing !iis supporters toniirht. -snio tho country was tired of tho Party system, under which principles were sacrificed for personal ambitions. Ho asked for a free, hand to be sent to Ihfi House untrammelled and unfettered to Knablc him to do his best for the Dominion, rue meeting unanimously annrovctt of the policy as outlined, and endorsed the candidate's attitude. CHALMERS Dunedin, December 1. Mr. ,T. M. C. Diekson, the.sitting member for tho Chalmers electorate, who is aeain contesting the seat in the interest of the Reform Party, addressed a wellattended meeting at .I'ori Chalmers toinelit. Hβ traced much of the bcnofici.il legislation introduced l>y the Massey Government, and after critics'ting Sir Josodli Ward's action in leaving the Cabinet, went, on to o.enl with the manifesto issued I>t the Leader of the Opposition, contending that many of the proposals were so extravagant that they could not bn carried into effect. Regarding his own nosition Mr. Dickson said that in tho nresenj-. nosition of politics in this countrv li(i felt justified in claiming a pood deal of independence, but on a no-coiifi-dence motion he woultf vote against Sir Josenh Ward. Further, the candidate emnhnticallv declare'd that he would not support any Government which owed its existence to tho extreme Labour section. Black Marks Against "Go-Slow." Tiho Prime. Minister showed Bound common sense in his Cromwell speech when lie, suggested that the continual difficulty with regard to the coal supply might Lest bo solved by hurrying on the development of water-power. Mr. Massey was referring: specifically to tho "go-slow" policy, but lihis i 3 only one of the factors which have tended to limit the coal supply of New Zealand. Another was indicated by Sir James Allen in a speech at Milton recently. Ho stated that in coal strikes between November, 191 li, and February, 191!), 427 days were lost in addition to tho loss occasioned I>y the "goslow" policy, owing to tho folWhijj alleged grievances:—lßl days as a protest against the Military'fc'ervieo Act; 52 days to compel men to pay a levy to the Australian miners; 68 days on account ot dismissal of employees; 30 days to support a demand for increased pay; 72 days because of reported bad ventilation or gas; 7 days becau.-c of departure of doctor from Stato mines; 17 days for other reasons. The Wiseacres. Waidilo and Labour candidates continue to rail at the Government for nut having bought out the Union Company's lleet at the beginning 1 of tho war, for n sum lv'hjch ranges, according to Hie speaker's fancy, from a million and a halt to three millions, and thus saving iiiii- eum—variously staled as three and six millions—paid to the conrpnny for charters (says the Clirisleliurclij"Press'). It if so onsy to be wise after tlie event. If everybody—including Germany—had known as much before tho war as everybody knows now, there would havo been no war at all,