"ONLY PROPAGANDA."

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 276, 21 November 1928, Page 8

"ONLY PROPAGANDA."

FARMERS' UNIOH JOXTRKAI*

WAS IT SUBSIDISED;

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent) MORRINSVILLE, this day. The political flavour of the Farmers' Union organ, "Farming First," came in for some candid criticism by members of the Morrinaville branch during the course of a discussion at the November meeting. . - Mr. J: E. Xeeson said it was generally known that the members of the union who suscribed to the publication comprised all shades of political opinion, yet the propaganda published concerned only one party. The speaker suggested that the secretary write to the Auckland executive and ask whether the Country party bad contributed anything towards the November Issue of "Farming First," which contained only political propaganda.; /, j\,■ i ill,i i The president, Mr. J. M. Allen, pointed out that the branch had written on this topic before and had received no reply. 1% was certainly, unfair that the members of the Farmers' Union should be compelled to contribute to fhm propagation of the views of the Country party. Hβ .JM not think it would *«rv* eoy pn«tl«*l piurpoae to pass another trot* of «b th* Auckland executive. (Laughter.) 'W&JJWJfcMMf* to ask the executive SSTLV *T*m* *■•«» was iwheiS rfrrff ■**' *e»W«» PW- »-> ■' ... '' 8