RADIO ADDRESSES.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20254, 24 July 1937, Page 9

RADIO ADDRESSES.

SOME DISADVANTAGES. FARMERS’ UNION DISCUSSION. (Special to Times.) TE AWAMI'TU. Friday. When the To Awanmtu branch <»r the Farmers’ Union was discussing the matter or -‘freedom or flic air” ami objecting to restrict ions being placed on the R radio stations. Mr l> 11. Cavers remarked that then- would be dllTb-ultles. It was all very wen to ask for hoe.lorn or Ihe air. he said, but If facilities at a It station were to be given to the Farmers’ Union was It not logical to expert the trades unions to want similar advantages to state their views, ami I■ll I i 11 *.\ ei-s, not .to mention Personally he thought too much was being made of the position, with appeals to join a listeners’ club, etc. In Ills Judgment there were very many owners of started to broadcast, made a rush to switch off to some other station. (LaughMembers remarked that what was most objected to was Government censoring or programmes, thus keeping the lectures or addresses favourable to the ruling ndMr (i. T. Crawley said that so long as party government prevailed the parly in power would monopolise the radio stations rnr their own propaganda, and thus the 1 rend would hr* towards a dictaior.Mi.p_ a condition ,>r affairs to which he was strongly opposed. The meet lng decided to give Its enrour agement to the objective* or the listener*, 1 club.