RADIO WARFARE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 252, 24 October 1931, Page 9

RADIO WARFARE.

BROADCAST SPEECHES.

Labour and Conservative Leaders Exchange Views.

POLICIES CONTRASTED

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Corrright)

(Received 1 p.m.)

LONDON, October 23,

In the course of a broadcast speech Mr. Baldwin said: —"If the Socialists are returned nothing can save the pound sterling from an immediate and irretrievable collapse."

The issue, he said, was national bankruptcy on the one hand 'and national co-operation and reconstruction on the other hand.

The Socialists, after approving of tariffs in the Cabinet, were trying to delude the electors into the belief that tariffs meant an attack on wages. If such tactics prevailed democracy would have failed for ever.

The election was a turning point in Britain's history." The electors must choose between a Government consisting of the best elements of the three and the Socialist, party, whose policy Mr. Snowden had described as "Bolshevism run mad."

Mr. Baldwin added that the National Government had carried out the first part of its task. If it was to restore the country's trade it now required the definite mandate from the electors, so that it might have the necessary powers of authority in time when they must all concentrate on creating work to replace the doles.

Another issue to be decided at the election was whether the country was to. be governed by representatives sent to Parliament to look after the interests of the people, or to be dominated by the Trades Union Congress, which, he said, had attempted to over-rule Parliament.

Sir John Simon, speaking in Spen Valley, also demanded as a result of the election that the pretensions of organised trades, union opinion to dictate to the British democracy should be overthrown.

Labour's Strong Reply.

Mr. Arthur Henderson, in a broad-

cast speech, said Mr. Baldwin was too modest to announce that his party was already master of the situation. "Mr. Mac Donald," he saidj "with his Liberal and former Labour colleagues, are. prisoners allowed out on parole beyond the wire entanglements of the

V t w Tory tariff camp. Victory for the new combination means the speedy beginning of a high protection. "The world capitalism has broken down, even where it was thought secure. Labour lights on a policy of planning the reconstruction of national life, using the resources of the nation for the nation's benefit. We stand unanimously for a balanced Budget, and oppose inflation, deflation and tariffs. It is a monetary policy that would stabilise prices/* Typical of the false anti-Labour propaganda, he said, was the statement that the people's savings would be insecure if Labour carried out its policy, whereas the savings bank depositors had the most complete confidence, because their savings were cared for by the State. Britain's prestige during Labour's >terra of office had been raised immeasurably, giving Britain the moral leadership" of the world. Labour would lighten the burden of armament, and would support the League of Nations. It would prevail in the spirit which Pitt enunciated when he declared, "England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, I .trust, save Europe by her example."