"A MASS OF WORDS."

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 21 September 1938, Page 13

"A MASS OF WORDS."

NATIONAL PARTY POLICY.

COMMENT BY MR. ARMSTRONG

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, this day.

Approximately 900 electors of Christchurch East assured the Minister of Labour, the Hon. H. T. Armstrong, of his success at the coming general election after he had addressed them for two hours last night. Prolonged applause greeted the Minister at the conclusion of hie addrees .and his request that he ehould be permitted to conduct a short campaign in his own electorate and then depart on a tour of the North Tsland to "help win some more seats" was readily complied with.

Xew Zealand had at last been made acquainted with the long-awaited policy of the Xational party, eaid Mr. Armstrong. It looked impressive at first sight, but on examiiiation proved to be merely a mass of words taken from the legislation that the Labour Government had already placed on the Statute Book.

"Three years ago we faced you with a policy of 12 points," continued the Minister. "Everyone of those point* hae been written into the law of New Zealand. The last of them was tlr Social Security Act (applause). The The National party eaj-s it will not put this into operation. It is certainly right for once." (Laughter.)