CALL FOR VIGILANCE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 7, 1 October 1937, Page 6

CALL FOR VIGILANCE

Heritage of Democracy "There is a treniendous responsibility resting upon our citizens to-day," said the Rt. Hon. J. G. Cfrates, M.P. for Kaipara, in an address at the National Party conference yesterday. "We wust remember that we have the advantage of niauy other xaces. for we have n much longer experionee in the art of governing people under a democratic system. I say it ia heritage and tradition tliat is worth fighting for, worth maintainiiig at any cost, and it is for our young people to be evcry ready and vigilant at their post. I have always said this, and several men have said it before: Any sentry that goes to sleep at his post is shot at dawn. It is for the young people not to sleep at their posts, but to keep alcrt and awaho, aod to recognise the great gift of dcmo- ' cracy, and it rests witb them to protect ihe privileges which we now enjoy. *'The doctrine of Socialism will get : you nowhere, but leave you in a posi- • tion of terriblo disappointment. It is the duty of the individual in this country, in the preservation of ou,r man1 hood, our womanhood and our tiationhood, to preserve those interests that L we believe are essential for the wellI ykz of our Baaole," >