SEEKING POWER

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 960, 1 May 1930, Page 7

SEEKING POWER

TRADES UNION “BOSSES” IN NEW ZEALAND MR. ENDEAN’S OPINION "The trades union ‘bosses’ in New Zealand want power and if they get it they will ride hard on your backs. Labour in. power is something impossible to think of, and which no rightthinking’V man could tolerate.” Thus, Mr. AY. P. Endean in assailing Labour's platform, in a campaign address at Meadowbank School last evening. Air. G. Brownlee presided over a large attendance of electors. The candidate referred to Mr. Bloodworth’s declaration of belief in socialisation to a certain extent, and to some extent to private enterprise. "A leopard doesn’t change its spots," Air. Endean asserted, ‘‘and every LaboLir candidate is bound by the pledge he signs to the party’s platform of socialisation of production, distribution and exchange.” He considered that unemployment must be treated sympathetically, and went on to show that although the United Government had spent £1,500,000 on relief of unemployment the position was more acute today than during the corresponding period of Reform’s term of office. Bible in schools was discussed by Air. Endean. who considered that some system could be evolved by a conference of all parties which would ensure that children’s spiritual needs would be attended to in the schools. • Discussing the Auckland Harbour bridge scheme, the candidate said that if the commission of experts considered the* structure could be established reasonably and economically he would do all in his power to ensure the work proceeded. Air. Endean informed a questioner he would serioLisly consider the total prohibition of the importation of American talkies, and would favour a much stricter censorship of films.

A vote of thanks and confidence was iccorded Mr. Endean.