IDEALISM NEEDED

Hokitika Guardian, 31 May 1929, Page 6

IDEALISM NEEDED

ADDRESS BY AIB, IIUvSHWOKTH, ALP.;,.

There jvas a very large attendance at the Peace MenioriaV, Hall, Cambridge 5 .when Mr 11. M. Rush worth, M.L’., gave an address on‘ political economy.., ,In the course, of it In* said the world was in a deplorable state. Between III) and 40 millions of people in China were doomed to starvation. The, problem to-day was not one of prodiK- ! ion, hot. of distribution. state of disturbed economic balance existed in every country, including New Zealand. In the Dominion there; were 00.00'),(HO acres of land, and only 22,000.000 wen l under cultivation. Bmid settlement had come to a standstill and people were drifting from the. country to, the cities, thus adding to I, ;■ ,4 unemployment. 'I he v .n« ’’ t the rewards and umof tin.-e on the land wen* less (,:*:»ii tin.’--- in ,thc cities. The high on;.-; of in- ". is one of Ihe roots of 11,,.. - ’’ . ond this was due to the l-j K-t all the necessities of life were taxed.

Air It nsh wort h denounced the protective land’ and dealt with the effort of the tariff system on the coon-, omie unity of the Empire. Concluding a remarkably line address, Mr Rnshwortli said 'humanity was dynamo-. not static. We must change to meet existing conditions, or cease to exist. The nations with flic largest number of idealists would lm the ones to survive. If lacking in vision, the people would perish.