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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 485, 28 November 1919, Page 3

MASSEYISM !! MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST IT! Further striking evidence of the utter incapacity of the Massey Government to protect the small farmer against the rapacity of the shipping rings and of its miserable record in this respect as compared with the Australian Commonwealth (where the anti-monopoly influence of the Labour Party is much more strongly felt than in New Zealand) opportunely comes to hand. This is the BalanceSheet of the Commonwealth State Line of Steamers, as presented to Parliament on October Bth, and published in the N.Z. "Herald" of November 25th last. This reads as follows— Gross Earnings of Fleet .., £2,123.583 Gross Expenditure ... £1,547.419 Profit £576.164 Splendid as is this record it will undoubtedly improve as time goes on. for numerous initial expenses will not require to be met. NOW, FELLOW FARMERS OF FRANKLIN—Compare this result with that of New Zealand under the Massey Government. It will surely make you sit up and think hard. How are you going to keep up in the race with Australia where their Government saves them annually nearly SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS IN FREIGHT— while you are being bled white by the Shipping Octupus—and with absolutely no hope of relief while you go on blindly hoping that some day Mr. Massey will do something for you ? FIVE YEARS AGO the Reformers issued their usual preelection " policy " (Nov. 21st, 1914) which contained the following planks — "The establishment of a Board of Trade and Commerce whose important function will be to watch the shipping factor in regard to freights." "Extending the scope of the Commercial Trusts Act to facilitate proceedings against monopolies which attempt an improper exploitation of the public." And the platform issued three years before contained similar unconscious humour. In a former leaflet I quoted Mr. Massey's exact words as used by him in his speech at Pukekohe recently—" He hoped they would be able to make a good bargain " (with the shipping rings.) And so the weary years go by, and nothing is done beyond hoping and watching— while the shipping extremists go merrily on their way, taking heavy toll of every member of the community. ELECTORS OF FRANKLIN—If you saw your child being mauled by a wolf would you sit with your hands folded and simply " hope " and " watch " that nothing serious would happen ? No, you would up and DO SOMETHING just as they have in Australia with the Shipping Wolves. At Papakura Mr. Massey (again I take his own paper's report) admitted that the American Meat Trust had made some headway. Do you think for one moment that the Trust could have done this with a vigorous and determined Government in office ? But the Trust's task has been an easy one with a " hoping " Government in power. At Mr. Massey's recent meeting at Temuka (again the Herald's report) Mr. Massey coolly informed his hearers that " he was not much concerned about the danger of the Meat Trust in New Zealand "atit " had not much of a hold "in this country. He is evidently going to wait till it does get a hold and then fight it—as he has other monopolies, by HOPING and WATCHING. As for the second plank quoted, is it not a matter of common knowledge that not a finger has been lifted against the profiteer and exploiter f The excuse that the Government's war work has prevented its guarding the people's interests against the attacks of "rusts and rings is altogether too thin, and completely damns the Governments appeal to be again entrusted with the safe-keeping of the interests of the farmers of New Zealand—especially when contrasted with the splendid achievements of the Commonwealth's battle against the greedy shipping companies. The leading feature of the New Zealand Labour Party's Platform is determined opposition to Trusts, Rings, and Combines. Especially does it advocate the immediate establishment of a State Shipping Line. Support it and have something DON L—not merely hollow promises election after election! ERNEST PIGGOTT, Official Labour Candidate for Franklin

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