MR. BODKIN'S BROADCAST

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 84, 6 October 1938, Page 26

MR. BODKIN'S BROADCAST

(To the Editor.) Sir, —I should imagine the leaders of the Labour Party would have very mixed feelings if they listened to the demonstration of organised hooliganism heard over the air on the occasioa of Mr. Bodkin's speech at Dunedin. This sort of thihg is not calculated to help their cause, but rather the reverse with all self-respecting citizens. - On Wednesday night at Lower ]Hutt when the officers of the law made their appearance at Mr. Andrews's meeting a Labour supporter was heard to remark: "They didn't .need police at Nash's meeting," seemingly quite unconscious of the fact that - this was really a tribute to supporters of th» National Party, who stand for ; Britis« freedom.and a fair hearing for. aU.-n. I am,-etc., ' • ;"..«.■**" HOUSEWIFE. (To the Editor.) Sir, —At the last election I voted Labour, but after listening to the-disgrace-ful tactics carried out in Dunedin, Labour will lose the votes of my house-' hold this year. Cannot. Labour realise that it is losing hundreds of votee by these hoodlum tactics?—l am, etc, J fair play: (To the Editor.) Sir, —Listening to the speech delivered by Mr. Bodkin at Dunedin, I was struck by the absence of a constructive policy. From beginning to end the speech was one long tirade of abuse of the Labour Party. He showed that the welfare of the common people was of the least consideration; and demonstrated that the only concern of a Nationalist Government would be to restope all the privileges to the people who 'caused the last depression.—l am, etc STEPHEN T. P. DOIDGE.;