MENACE OF BOLSHEVISM.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 February 1919, Page 8

MENACE OF BOLSHEVISM.

FARMERS UNITING FOR PROBABLE WARFARE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Paluierston N., Feb. l(i. In anticipation of any attempts which may be made to raise the standard of Bolshevism in New Zealand the farmers of the Manawatu are actively organising and preaching solidarity amongst their number. To this endfi largely-attended meeting was held here on Saturday, under the auspices of the Farmers' Union, at which there were several speakers, including ill". \V. J. Poison, of Wanganui, who gave his impressions of Queensland under the Labor Government's regime. Mr. Poison, in his address, uointe'd to the alarming spread of Bolshevism in Queensland under a Government which fostered disloyalty and disorder, and unfairly discriminated against the employers. The president of the local centre (Mr. J. A. MeLcvy) said the meeting was h,>ld in furthorar.ee of the union's -eheme or organisation. It. was quite evident thai something mast be done to cope with j the situation in Xew Zealand, 'this was becoming very apparent every day. i>ariners would have to sink all diffoivmrs | ..rid stand together as one man. Mr. | Poison's address ought to convince any ! reasonable man tiiat the time for aciion | could not he any further delayed. Tliey j had wailed too long in do the duty thev I owed to til ;mselies' an'd to their eouiitrv. I Mr. G. L. 'Marshall, president of tiie | I'rovineial Centre of the Farmers" IJiiicn, ! emphasised ihe fe.ei that in the va-.-x, | larmers had made ihe mistake of not I being able to approach L'tirliamour I backed up '.villi a solid body of opinion j from th-'ir own numbers. 'Hie danger of I ! t tnor unrest was beconiiii::" nunc proj ma.-nced. After referring to the danger I of Jiolshevik propaganda being spread in 1 New Zealand, Mr. Marshall said the j fanmrt. would have to .stand shoulder to ! sSloiilder, and let the Government see j Giiit they were in earnest. 1 Several other promineiit farmers addressed the meeting, ami all emphasised ihe fact that there ivas a real daneer of Bolshevism, of striking and riots in i'w-'i I ,' Zealand unless they organised and e'H.|,ijV|i measures were taken to cap;; , a it!i tin- ijiejiaee.