WELLINGTON CENTRAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 60, 4 December 1919, Page 8

WELLINGTON CENTRAL

ME. r. PITUNJ'S CANDID ATTIRE. Mr F. Pirani, Liberal candidate for Wellington Central, addressed a small meeting, consisting chiefly of lad'' I *. in the Alexandra Hall, Abel Sniith Street, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Strain was ui the chair. i The candidate spoke first of ihe done by women in the war and ot tho responsibilities of women at home, the women of this district, no matter what partv they supported, acted lion ; estlv bv their children and themselves, said Mr. Pirani, "this revolutionary partv would not have a single supportei Jrom among them. The women know_ In their hearts that is' true. When they look at their own children, freezing for want of sufficient coal, being injured m health for want o£ sufficient sugar. while anv quantity of both coal and. sugar w available for New Zealand if it is won out or allowed to enter the country, they know in their hearts that very often their husbands and their, brothers are more to blame than smy of S J>" callcd political enemies.' The candidate mentioned the efforts of British women durine the war, and quoted the ease of "Scottish girls who, in a certain line of manufacture. produced treble the output of men in the same time ... V young man: Who not the benefir. Did tliov pet three, men's' wages r Mr Pirani: "They were pa'd on results. and they earned un to .El- a week. Those "worltnd glflrtly and moiidlj, with smiles on their faces, while some men fro a'bont their work as if they had lo=t a shilling and found sixpence The i°n'iid»te proceeded to surest that, fruit could he cheapened to the nconlnl» Government. supervision of dish bution. The State should undertake also the distribution Of coal end should own i ? own ooll'crs The different between the price of coal at the pit's niouMi and in the cities was outrageously large, Bisin? nrices did not affect the people of wealh but tliev made life a burden to Hie people whose means were limited. \et it wa.« e straii'-'e fact Hint the people who felt the burden most were the wople who opnbMdtfd the.workers who forced im prices bv reducing production Mr. Pirapi cnnilpmno' l Rnpmh?m. and montinned Oue.m=lend;s unhappy experiences under n Socialise Government Dcali,,y with educational matters he su?B( wte.d that, arrangements ought to be made for M city children to have an annual holiday in the country, and nil country children a similar holulav in the town*.' lio'pitnlitv on .he pert '<■ eitv and country wople would make ll,i= possible. TTe advocated the mtrodnetimi of the Monitor, svstem of education. which produced vastly better results 11''"' inv otW sv.tem of I'ainui, young children. The'Vdncntion Denartlnent oueht to adopt Moi'tessori methods. Wr- it»rie"Hiiral education should V n ovided. The Wanennui Muca inn n lnd b°en verv successful in In" il the work should be extend-

"W Pirnni answered several qnestions, and was accorded a vote of tlianlw.