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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3362, 15 December 1919, Page 7

_ I‘ 6- ‘Mi If - I 1 . 10-day you stand at the Cross-roads-l ° f Y M k M r our Future‘ L tisor outo aeor ay . ° ° “Rf ” dLb I2 121 f h‘ I d oses Liberalism and e orm an a our ave at be are you t ezr p ans an o purp s --CHOOSE NOW BETEWEEN . THEM I » . - -‘L; - ' _.. ‘v T .-d- 'th M ‘t tand. firm in defence of the Land Monopoly—YOU know what Llbet ahsin has, n:eal.lt',l E uie Ewfslt , ,-. ~ their ‘?dra‘gt,ic laend lisgieslatelinf’ never has been, and never will be, ,carried into .. "GOVERNMEAT 01' um‘ lhol LE‘ by “IE I hOPLE' effect. To-day Mr. Massey tells us that he is in favour of Nationalisation “only “TI-IE (}l{.EA’i?}}ST GOOD FOR THE (EREATEST POSSIBME so far as it does not conflict with ‘Private Enterprise’ ”——and that, you know, NUMB_EI{.” means NEVER. - 1 A You know that Liberalism has striven for the CO.lllllllOll welfare, for the ~ Is not this enough to'prove that Masseyisiii and Liberalism are _“far as the uplifting of the masses, for the upholding of Democratic 1‘1‘e€dO111." . poles apart?”' Is_ not this enough to Justify the action ofhthe Liberalswailifz. To-day Liberalism puts before you once.more a prograniine which, carry- their Leader in withdrawing from the Coalition as -soon as t e War was e . 111$ 011 the great tl‘3«dttt°lls of the Past’ pr°.v’deS ample Scope fo" the develop" - It suits the Masseyites now to clamour for “unity” and to denounce the meat of your country, the utilisation of its vast natural resources, the Liberals for refusing to join hands with ..Refol.m_n destruction of the land monopoly, the settlement. of the land, the _l‘£Ll>ld _ _ _ . h b l.fi f progress of the people, and the promotion of their prosperity and happiness What 1?S the meaning of this new—found enthusiasm for t e 9. 0 i on o - The M":-.sseyites» can deny none of these things. ‘For they know what Party Strife’ ..=~ _ Liberalism has done for you‘ already’-—il£~'illllSt then‘ Wlll and 111 th 9 face Of ‘They tell us that the State is in danger, that in the face of the Bolshevik their fiercest I‘oSiStllllC€- ' menace all patriotic men and women must stand together to resist the common HNow, when the New Liberalism reveals to you these possibilities of peril. ‘ growth and Pl"°g"ess ""id9‘Sp"es‘d and far"reachmg’ What do the Retormers Have you forgotten that eight years ago we continually heard from the S33’? ‘- I . ~. _ ~ ~ . . “Reformers” these same “wild and whirling words,” these warnings about _ Th_eY tell‘ You that” 9}” _L93d'f‘}' 15 1” °Sp°n“ble' that hls pmlects are “Red Feds.” and anarchists? But in those days the Masseyites had not realised “mcredlblev” ‘fanmsua I'“m°uS' . the beauties of “liiiity"——_they did not offer to join the Liberals in forming a ELECTORS OF NEW 55“-"L-‘U97-)3 The future 1195 not with Conservatism» National Governnient to defend. our liberties against the “Red Fed.” Peril. slow and unenterprisiiig, but v.‘itli the men of force :.1ll(1 insight, the men of. ,5 A G , _ _. ‘ “P f ,_-,, th 1: 1, I m clear vision and resolute will. the men who can conceive great plans and veiiture _But more .3131“ thlfj Sf’ weer ml °.ff.l°e were the ‘e °rm?l’° _ 3‘ M m _ , _ h - , 1- .- t helping the Libeials to iorni a Coalition Goveinment, they used every con bold” to enSu.l¢ tie”. a'CC(.n'lD.lSmnen" . , - ceivable device to unseat them, and they even turned for aid to those very LlßEß‘“‘ls“.i has fmth 1" -":0" mld.m your C°untl'y;.but the MasSey.lE§lS' “.iiiceiidiai'ies” and “anarcliists” whom they were then so furiously denouncing. the party of reaction and stagnation, liaviiig no-confidence in themselves 01 Me ‘ . it ‘ '_ Wd 1 “P EW H 1 d ’ famous destinies of the people, hesitate and tremble. * Gt ]_ThesO alellhe 111611 Ello. - A . F . ‘let What ha” Mauseflsm ‘'o On“ In ef:‘Cha'nf’,\,' / _. L‘ = Liberals, now go round the chouiitry preaching the joys_of_ “unity” and denounc--7):) 3'9-I‘l not know that. almost every Dlillfllt in 11110 l\lß.sSleylte.b]_)la.Llolll.‘l.:s mg the Liberals for ~desel.[ing., and ..beu.aying., the Coal;_ti_:.n_» ,_V_ stolen froin the Libera.ls‘?—-while l\'lCLSSO:»'lSl11 or €lgl.T.'f/Q2LI’S has con .‘.‘,,(.11111‘l- ‘W‘ ._ I M __t,? h _ t v _3lt d V _o,_t_‘_ istcfri‘-H‘; -i"w'.S u.ml‘.mStitu‘m).nS given 11.0 9'o“ by I‘,]bfl'a}.l,3l“:’ Yghlch. the}.-. of CFSI, ‘m"‘:o C]’9Ds"m and levfled’ but “Inch "he Ma°Se3l‘e° “mm In Otuce “ ASK ’]‘}t-liilvl NOXV in proof of their sincerity.‘ to form a Coalition with Sir not "°t7““l ('l' “‘C”4°m“'Oy' _ ' L, . _ Jlokseph \'\’ai'd at its head and a iiiajority of Liberal Ministers in the Cabinet—— For ;'li:i:-zseyisiii to-dzlig 18 but tho Coiiseigiitit-ziiitttilf f))l(l.1S1ll0'\V'lll,.‘:".‘ tliic(;il;r.,rtliina What would their answer be? a thin disguise. “Wou onserva ives ac IL? is.” ;iey asi{——_p 11 g __ 1’ t h H M ,t I d f ‘h b.l.t. of arty, to What they have done under Liberal pressure’ and -What they pmmlse to do all tlI1:S3.t1ttl111eO)E 312:; tiléatllgveiltlillcltgoll abs: et3lleesLipb:l€-Lal IO’1Itl‘;yeI-l.eI‘ld0l;1h;O1l)el'nlI:l.l1el1t for the future‘ ~ , . _. r I , . establishment of “Reform” in power? . ‘“"'° “‘°‘“ "'°.‘“' “"S“'e”‘T" T 0 g.a”‘ qmce. “.t,;t'”?°‘.S‘3-‘ISIII “O” d pmmlse any" MEN AND WOMEN on NEW ZEALAND! The Liberals left the Coalition th”‘="=' “ml CVe"ythmg‘"but Wm not Peep Its Wm ' - . for the best of all reaso'ns——they could not honourably stay. To help win the ,':e;p_om},;ci- the Mzisseyite promises of the past-“to redtlce.’ b°n‘°wl.ng’ to War Liberalism for the time was willing to sacrifice itself in the iiatioirs cause; I‘od‘l‘-00 tilxaticn» to reduce expenditure’ to reduce cost of hvmg’ to gwe us but the Liberal Leader was careful to make the ‘ compact only for the iiidusti‘i:il peace. 1- ' “duratioii of the war,” and when peace came the Liberals could not hesitate. How 13398113’ of these pledges hcwe they fulfilled? ROT ONE‘ . , Liberalism would have been false to its duty and to the most ‘sacred Now after eight. years ofpower, with not one shred_of _evidence to justify prmciples of its faith.’ if it had continued to maintain this “uiilioly alliance," the shameful charges that they l_iui'led at Lib_erali_sin to_drive it from office, with when onoo the necessity for it had ceased, -:7 not one promise kept, how do tiioy stand with Liberalism to-day.’ orhink of the “offer” that the ..Re.fOl.mel.s,, made to the _Libemls to induce Think of the Land I\lonopol)'——the Collstallt a.%gl!9g3tioll Of est€ttes*"the » them to maintain the Coalition. Liberals were to. combine with Masseyites to slow; advance of -settlemeiit——the higli prices extorted by the landowners even «inculcate the principles of Demoomob-_~ How ooold the Massoyltos «momfrom the soldiers who have risl-:ed their all for us ——‘renienibe’r that the big Cato Democratic pri};_cip]es'_7”.——these men _-who do not know what Democracy landowners are “hand -11111 §.l’soVC"' Wlth the leaders of ‘Ref°”“' means, and have spent their lives obstructing and withstanding it. » A generation "ago. Mi‘. lsT_.:.:sss>j' I‘-.Zl(l his Coiiservativc friends fought fiercely Between “Refol-1n” and Liigel-gtiism tiioi-e is a great gulf fixed. '_BetWeen ‘against the Land for Settloztteuc A-Ci. I _ ‘ them thei-e could be no pel’llll‘L.llelll..all’l{LllCe. What the _Masseyltes call A 3.-."ellel'£il‘.‘i()l) :‘.g‘o. Mi‘. l'r‘l;‘..T~??-.73-‘ .'.‘,ll'i hi.-5. C)olis:">i':.'aii\.'c friends '.l€llCllIlCC(l “(lcsertioii” and “betrayal” was Libei'alisin_s assel_‘Vtlioll of its ri:gllltd:o_tfreedlo§il “State interference” bccaurs~:- it c::ii".l=:i<.-<1 xiitli “tlic s:‘.crcd l‘l{_“.'ll.E3 oi the and iiidependeiice, and itssoleuiii icpudialion of l asseyism an a is W 0 so individual.” 3“-5* “"1315- * ' _ s - r Wk ts ‘ti 1. ‘b P 7 o much oi .£:".?%. i..')§}¢(‘33._’i:.3]:*)? ~mm at u out i e o our rogramme . Here there is no room for doubt or un:3r;aE.iiymio tar as the Labour Party and the Labour Platform are represented by the “extremists,” the handful of incendiary agitator.-'3 who are ruining the cause of Labour, Liberalism can have no dealings with them. For‘ Liberalism stands for Liberty-m-and the Extrezrjst stands for Tyranny---the despotic rule of one class over all others and the internal despotism of the “class-conscizzus mizior§t;.r” over all alike. To him Liberalism carries no message, and makes no appeal. But to Moderate Labour~—the men and women wait a long and weary time before by their own . And so, because CollSeFVatisl_ll fears the P 1319919: who might have fought Side by side with B-aiiance unaided streiigt_h they can mould the legi'slati_oil therefoi‘efafilalioEEh§r %r?)3vt Mellgseerifig liagetgre 1:: and Seddon in Liberalism,-S Dalmy dayS___whoSe and the economic life of this country to their will. parties 0. e e orin r “ y Y b . . . . , Why should lllotlerate Labour waste time and op- ways lllCllll€*d t 0 behelte that 800131 D 8309 can 9 sons and daughters reap the fmlfs of their Vlctfnes 'pOl'l'l‘llllt,V by striving for the unattainable, when . secured only by force.”' ""the men and Women ‘W11? Wet that Wm“ the such solid material advantages as Liberalism offers “Reform,” dreading revolution and anarchy, Wol'ld needs TllOSt t 0 Set It I‘l:'_%‘llt IS Ilot Revolution lie now within its reach? ‘Wliy slioul<l itlose the and seeing no Way of bridging the gap and healbut Evoiution; not Destruction but Construction; substance by g;‘i'asl>iiig at the sliadow? mg the strife between the warring classes, groups and who know in their hearts that the ends of . ~_ ‘ _ ~ _ an Labour together and confuses the moderate Right {and Justice can DGVBI‘ be S€"Ct“'ed by Force Blft Ninth .Refmm’ LabOul'..‘"hether nlode with the extremist,tlie sane and rational Labourite and Ty‘rasnny—to sane and i-ationsii Laboiir, Liberal- Pate 01 ektrenllst. can have no fiiendly dealings. with the Anarchist -, ism has always been a faithful friend and ally; For Conservatism has no faith in the masses, and _ V _ _ -I and if the moderate Labourites are wise they will therefore can never sympathise with‘ them or con- _ But there is another reason for this confusion Stand Side by Side With the Liberals n°W- ciliate them. As the greatest of Liberals has said: _ “We almety °f the Re.f°“ners . t° matte. party I ~ . . 1 f L.b 1. . _ . h 1 capital out of the opposing policy has induced For much that they need they will find in the Th‘? prmclp 9 ° 1 era ‘Sm 15 Fm_St ml‘ 9 peop e them to interpret the sympathetic attitude of Lib,el'al. Drogramme; and for the rest, if they 81- quahfied by prudence; the. prmclple of Conger" Liberalism toward Moderate Labour as a sign and tempt to stand alone, they will find that they must . vatism is mistrust of the people qualified by fear.” proof of fellow-feeling for Revolution. MEN-AND WOMEN OF NEW ZEALAND! The leaders of Libei-al- is a p1‘O1‘C:(l patriot, an ardent imperialist, a. constructive statesman of ism have declared agalii and again emphatically and earnestly that tried al_;ili_l"_i,7—is it. conceivable that Sir Joseph VVard, who gave the they have no iiliclci's’r2ii’itlii,i;i* with the extremist agitators, and that they A Dicadnouglit to the Navy, who established our national defence system, will not deal with tlicm or accept their support to gain or retain office. who has rcprcsciitccl New Zcalaiid at so niauy Imperial Conferences, Yet it suits the purpose of t‘::‘~ :“;:ili£f~lf)fL';7‘Cl; 10 <lir-,i'cga:‘:l tlioszc prol'osts- 4 would now coniniit political suicide by surrciidering himself and his party cveiito pretend that they do l.:C»‘[, l)<}li;WOl.lloi‘.‘.. ’ to :1. liaiiclfiil of incciidiarics, pledged to destroy everytliing that his Yet. how could such aii ;i,‘:li':.iii<-0 be 21 ]_>oss_:bility“.? Libcrzilizzitx izicaiis political life and energies have been devoted to maintain‘? . Frce(l(ml and Bolsliovism l'Yl(‘£l?‘.Z~T ’l‘vr:iiiii._v. ’l‘lio 1..-'(‘Zl(lCl‘ ot‘ the Liberals To iinagiiie this is to conceive the impossible and the incredible. The Nlasseyite assertion of an actual alliaiice between tin:-2 Liberals and the Anarchists is a crude and meaningless lie. Even the suggestion of sympathy between the Liberals and the Labour “extremists” should not impose upon the intelligence of a child. Let it be consigned to oblivion, along with the countt is and baseless evil insinuations, suppressions of truth, distortions of fact and gross and flagrant misrepresentations an which tliesc: self-styled “Rel’ormers” have indulged during their “campaign of calumny” to an extent never equalled in our political history before. ' MEN AND ‘WOMEN CH2" NEW ZEALAND! Libcralisiii has long wliicli Lilioralisiii upholds is based on Liberty and Right and Justice. givcii proof of its honest entliusiasiii for that “con'lnioii good” which its But to the great mass of our people who have been reared on democratic democratic principles have always taiiglli It to Dmmotc. Its record 1S traditions and have grown to manhood and womanhood under the»benebefore you to-day, and with it the pl‘OmlSo of Oven Dl9l‘? Splendid and ficent influence of democraticinstitutions and laws, Liberalism turns with successful service in the ’flltll'.l‘C.- Liberalism cannot Join hands with complete confidence, and with the assured faith that, on the eventful Consci'v-atism, because the first articles of its own creed are Freedom and coming day, the struggle will close for it in decisive and overwhelming Progress. It will not join hands with Bolshevism, because the Democracy I victory. _ , . o ' ’ . Men and Women of New Zealand, rally round the Liberal Flag once more! ‘in’ ‘‘.:-~.:, ,:-:',-.'- .-. 12;. =i;?- '.:'.:*..=“ ‘-<.",.»' ,+f'«“f ;z';‘é . of. _ >7-'1 .I.‘-‘.»E‘~ :-*.‘.*‘ .. agsy ~,;l:»a_¢s‘:; mi -:75 _ ' "‘i?.. ‘it? rt" “::““la ("EM !"€r«,‘l’s.ii~ ‘film;-m‘.~~”‘ -‘3‘~’t‘-’:‘~‘- "—‘;H,..,-,.-3"" .~.'l‘¥4; . ‘g“""»-fv ’ -.~‘=§-:"~‘ l:k‘1‘:,“‘:“ “"‘y.'.i3i“n-fix "‘77l§'4~:\'*'f’ ' **""'tt'='- ."'?;"‘—.v~--"'{""‘:'-" $4335