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TheNMjjONALLEMH '*ibsb^B|b mm flllpM THE GUARANTEED PRICE Who was it said he couldn't control overseas prices? Mr. Nash. Not OUR Mr. Nash, surely? Yes, THE Mr. Nash. But what's he going to do if prices fall? Do what Lang did in N.S.W. I What was that? , Just let them fall. Then what about the guaranteed price? He'll do what Lang did in 1930. Did Lang promise a guaranteed price? Yes—7/6 a bushel for wheat. He said: I paid it from 1925 to 1927. I'll pay it now." Did he pay it? No. The farmer got about 2/- a bushel. What did the farmer think of that? You remember what happened to Lang?—Out! So, when prices fell, Lang could do nothing for the farmer? No. Well, how can Mr. Nash? I don't know. Mr. Nash doesn't know either or he would have told us. But they tell me he is going to put up a high guaranteed price next season. He can afford to. He's got a million of the farmers' money up hia aleeve. Even after paying the id bonus? Even after paying the bonus. So really the farmer hasn't got all his money this year? No. But the farmer will get the benefit of it next year? No he won't, because hia costs are rising all the time. Well, then, why keep back the million and deprive the farmer of that money for a year? To help alone the election year guaranteed price. .But the Socialists can't keep that up? They don't need to. Why> Well, if the farmer falls for the fat guaranteed price and puta back the Socialists, they'll alter the country quota of seats in Parliament and then they won't need to worry about the farmer any more. But.will they alter the quota? Mr. Savage was asked about it recently and he refused to answer. You can draw your own conclusions. ALICE IN PLUNDERLAND "Do tell me all about your new Hous- "That does not seem a very wonIn* Scream, t mean, or course. Housing derrul record," said Alice. Scheme," said Alice to the Lee Rabbit. "That is Just because you don't know .~.i..iui> ..1,1 «K» »«„ how a Socialist Government goes about Oh, don t Mia the Lee these miners." said the Leo Rabbit, "ir Rabbit. There are lots or people wno y OU y OI , would realise that we have IhliUt the flrst name Is retUy more suit- k t W ondcrrully close to our estiable. But you will read all about the ma ' tes .. scheme in our 1935 election propa- n,B£aaanda " "Then I suppose that there are now plenty or houses for other people who "But none of the houses was being are not lower-paid workers? - ' said built then," said Alice. Alice. "Of course not." said thence Rabbit. ''There will be." said the Lee Rabbit "but It reads ever so much better than A careful shows that if a record of what we have actually done, carry on as wo Jnivprt ino Here It. Is; ft sets out how we »to in* problem'w illbecomp]letely s>lyea ton roino- tio build a Temnlo of Grateful V6®rs hcnco, bj which time ft Is Hearts No, that's the wrong 1 reference mated that the population of £ea—to build thousands of modern homes land will be only 200,000. r»r working men—Just think or that." "That seems a long: time to wait," "It does sound a good Idea." said s,<cl A " ce - Alice. "Yes, but the only alternative Is to encourage private building, and a "I should think It is." said the Leo socialist Government can't stand Tor Rabbit. "The plan Is for the cost to „ n vthinff like that. It means that people be considerably reduced by ruttinir out would own their own homes and then private profit and the rentals will be ,| )rv wouldn't want to be Socialists." such that the lowest-paid worker will . . „ „ »««..„ "inri bove a modern home That is a Socialist I suppose not. -how —I mean a Labour Government ror the \ ear nook vo „ »• that you have at least been succeosriu ' , in tiiscouraglng private building. "Then 1 suppose all the lower-paid workers now have modern homes?'' "Yes," said the Ice Rabbit, 'and ..... .. . .. » . . . apart from the farts that the costs and "Well, not exactly. In fact, we don t ,{, e reIUS are doubled and that there let them Into these homes at all. We arr> g - 000 or 6000 hou9e s less than only let people In when we can get would have been if we had kept some guarantee that their income will out of Il0ll9( , balding, i defy anybody be large enough to pay the rent. , Q show anything wrong with the "Well, what happens to the lower- scheme." paid worker?" said Alice. "That seemed to be the Webb Rab"Oh we let the capitalist landlords bit's Idea, too." said Alice. "I see that look after him. You see, the Statr he said you arc establishing a record Houses cost rather more—say about which is tlie envy or the world. I 100 per cent more—then we expected, think it must be a record, too, In some so the rents have gone up, too." ways." THE VALUE OF SOCIALIST ESTIMATES THE HOUSING SCHEME Promise Performance Coat of House — £ r >oo to £*00 £1100 to £1300 (About 33 1-3t/c higher than similar houses in Sydney.) Rant 12/6 to 17/6 25/- to' 31/- a week. 3-roomed flats, 17/6 to 20/a week after deducting 1' rebate of 2/6. To be completed by 31/3/37— 1000 None. VOTE NATIONAL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY