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Taranaki Daily News, 1 December 1922, Page 7

Ten Years of Safe Government No Government in the history of this country can show anything even remotely approaching the wonderful record of the REFORM GOVERNMENT UNDER MR. MASSEY in the face of a series of unprecedented National Crises during Ten Years of Office. Outstanding Tests of How the Tests Were Leadership. ’ Met. First Came THE PUBLIC WAS SAVED THE GREAT STRIKE OF BY LEADERSHIP. Th e Government, with a strong Direct challenge by the “Reds,” hand, broke the strike, sternly inflamed by mpb passions, to suppressed the threatened outLaw, Order, and Constitutional break of mob anarchy, saved the Government, threatening public industries and export of the safety and the whole economic Country, and won the confidence life of the Country. and gratitude of all classes. Then Came THE CRISIS AND THE THE GREAT WORLD MAN. The crisis was a supreme test of The biggest- organised attack in Massey’s leadership. He faced it human hiatpry on British free- squarely, as he has faced everydom and the world’s peace—the thing. Massey emerged from the country’s political, industrial, war with an Imperial reputation, and social machinery in the personally and deservedly assomelting pot—huge military pre- ciated with New Zealand’s parations immense sums of splendid war achievements. New money—a nation fighting for its Zealand citizenship was tested at existence. A complete set of home and abroad—her prestige absolutely' and unprecedented amongst the nations ep ha need, problems for a two-year-old The crisis had produced the Man, Government and for a Prime and proved his leadership. Minister then practically unknown in the Councils of the A STAGGERING PROEmpire. It was a call for bold, GRAMME, resourceful leadership. ~ , , . _ Massey s characteristic and conAnd Then spicuou energy, fair-mindedness. THE POST.WJR TEST forethought, and <ommon sense Irlit rUB 1 WAn lILmI. carried the country through. The Armistice—Peace Problems-- Soldiers’ Settlement Act—liberal Repatriation of an Army—Train- terms astonishingly few coming for Civil Life—Soldier Settle- plaints—generous pensions scale, me nt—-War Pensions — Interna- over a million and a half a year—tional Conferences Imperial self-denying policy of enCouncils New and Different trenchment—on eve of general Roles for Overseas Statesmen— election arrested the progress of National Emergency Measures — worst financial depression in our End of Post-War Boom—World- history. Massey all through— Wide Financial Depression—Au- put duty first and votes afterother Severe Test of Government. wards. In spite of these Tremendous and Unprecedented Tasks Mr. Massey’s Government has carried out a great programme of progressive and enlightened legislation, not only in line with its promises to the electors, but also to meet tno various social conditions arising out of post-war reconstruction problems. For instance, in its ten years of office, the Reform Government has— Restored to Parliament the control of the public finances. Taken the Public Service out of the hands of the politicians. Reformed the finance systems of local bodies. Given the right of the freehold. Restricted illegitimate land aggregation. Built, inside the last three years, 10,000 houses, at a cost of 6| millions. Provided better safeguards for the prevention of accidents to workers, and more generous compensation for injury <»r incapacitation. Within 3$ years provided 636 small schools for the children of'the country settlers. Stopped the exploitation of our primary producers by the passing of the Meat Control Act. Revised the Customs Tariff and granted concessions totalling under various heads £lOO,OOO. Saved the public 4 A millions sterling by taking over the control of the sugar market. Placed the teaching service on a financial footing calculated to attract the best class of talent. Generously improved the Old Age Pensions scale and the allowances for widows. Improved and extended the Advances to Settlers’ System for the benefit of the men on the land. Provided machinery for rural credit associations ou the lines of successful experiments abroad. Reformed the Native land laws with due safeguards for th« rights of the Natives. Made a practical beginning with the all-important work of afforestation. Materially assisted the primary producers on the land to improve their stock and the quality of their products. Improved the conditions of rural workers as regards housing. Made more liberal provision for workers to acquire their own dwellings. Improved the conditions in the coal mines. Provided, under the National Provident Fund, the machinery for the establishment of superannuation schemes for local bodies’ employees. Special assistance for soldier settlers in difficulties. Inaugurated a national scheme for the provision of hydro-eleotric power. You Are Safe in leaving the Government in the hands of the man who has been Tried and Tested in Times of Adversity— MASSEY THE BIG MAN WITH THE BIG RECORD.