GOVERNMENT POLICY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 157, 5 July 1937, Page 6

GOVERNMENT POLICY.

What- is wron: with this Government? Before the elections its heart bled for the poor, the aged. the unemployed. and returned soldiers. It condemned the wealthy and advocated that no mail should be allowed to earn more than £000 per year. Equality of wages was one of its strong slogans. How they have changed! Xot one Labour Minister. Labour M.P. or Labour supporter can now raise one finger against the previous Go\eminent. The previous Government was in office during the world's worst depression. True, they levied drastic taxation on us that raised a moan from the public and a terrific moan from Labour M-P.'s. This Government came in on a tidal wave of prosperity, due to nothing more or less than a war -care that still e\i-ts. Never before in the history of Xew Zealand has this country handled r-'uch wealth due to record exports, imports and im-rea-ed drastic taxation. If this wealth in Xew Zealand at present i- due to Labour's policy, how is it we have .10 (Mill unemployed in New Zealand? Shocking! Wages and pensions have gone up. and mi lias the cost of living. rate-. rents and 'and tax: so much -o that the ri=e in w.ipe- i- nothing. ab«o]utelv nothing. The 40-hour week has made the ri.-h richer and kepi the unemployed still unemployed. 111 proi .• it. Every man. iv-'juan. b<*v and girl in employment draws good w.ipe- for a 40-hour week. On Saturdays and Sund.ivs hundreds of them work at well-paid odd i Well-paid employe"-, work their 40h,.iir week, and pet overtime at time and a ha!;" and double time from the same !ir:n thai em;d"vs them all the week. M irried w i n>'n whose husbands are in good work c< i_'"J t<» ij .> j»or week for the 40-hour wivk and then work at the week-end nt other jobs. Cabinet Ministers and Labour M.l'.'s are holding down many weii-paid jo' - at tiesame time, thus br'-akini* the 4'i-h<iii: week and the shigin "'ine Mian, .ne job." Si.tie houses will be ?■>: the veil-paid emuli.vee —never for the re-. The 'Vnkei Maori- are going to pet i; in *he ne, k also. <mnixai:v i.AnornEi:.