POLITICAL MELTING POT

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 89, 26 September 1938, Page 4

POLITICAL MELTING POT

(Contributed) The Party now that holds the reins (Honest Idealists it’s true), Has no ability or brains, But blindly hopes to muddle through. “Money? Why there is lots and lots I We . only need a finger wave To gather in the stuff in pots, As much as we should like to have!” “The living standard must be raised And* everyone have Jots of dougii I ’ All politicians would bb praised, If only they could make it so. What are the facts? N.Z. must spend Within its means, like you and me. And wliat—l ask—will be the end Of spendthrift prodigality ? Bankruptcy! Neither more nor less, Whether-we favour it or not! •fur trade and commerce in .a. mess, Our finance in the melting pot!

We’ll have to “rat” on all our debts And snivel that—“We cannot pay And please, dear creditors, do let’s , Deter them to a later day-” A drop in pi ices overseas At once will plunge us in the soup. And shorter hours, with longer ease, Will fail our losses to recoup. Also, by then, no single man AVill have a thing to call his own. : The stupid Socialistic- plan Allows State Ownership alone. By then, it will he far too late Through industry more wealth to j seek. , ’ I We’ll all be workiu'gU?) for the State | On Thirty boh. dr so, per week! Avfake, N-Z. ! T’wtmld be a sin Should Socialism now advance! Put reasonable members in! Vote “National”—and sane finance! 1