DOUGLAS CREDIT

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 99, 21 January 1935, Page 10

DOUGLAS CREDIT

Annual Conference Begins By Telegraph.—Preus Association. Taiiranga, January 10. The formal opening of the Douglas Social Credit movement’s annual conference took place .at Mount Mannganui last night in a marquee under the pine trees in one of the camping grounds, 150 members of the movement and many residents and visitors attending. In the absence of the Dominion president (Captain Rusliworth) the senior vice-president (Mr. A. C. Sexton), of Auckland, presided, and welcomed the delegates and visitors. and expressed appreciation of the cooperation of local business people and others in the Douglas Social Credit movement. The speaker forthe evening was Mr. 11. P. Graham, of Wellington who, in referring to the fact that the meeting was being held in the Bay ol Plenty, said that the district was aptly named, but it was symbolical of the Dominion and the Empire in that it possessed an abundance of the good tilings of life from which many people were debarred The community was now faced with the situation which was •‘absurd, farcical, and insane.” He then dealt with the present economic situation, and proposed a solution along the usual lines of the movement. The speaker concluded with an appeal to non-members to get behind the movement in d-mnanding monetary reform on scientific lines. After answering many questions the speaker was accorded a vote of thanks on the motion of Mr. W. Lee Martin, of Waikato.