GOOD RECEPTION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 234, 4 October 1938, Page 10

GOOD RECEPTION.

LABOUR AGAIN CRITICISED.

MR. ENDEAN AT GREEN LANE

The applause accorded to Mr. W. P. Endean, M.P. for Parnell, the National party candidate for the Remuera seat, more than offset the interruptions from the smaller section of his large audience in the Alexandra Theatre, Green Lane, last night. The theatre was packed to the doors. Early in, the meeting , an attempt was made to worry the candidate by heckling, but Mr. Endean was not in the leaet perturbed and secured an excellent hearing. Once a constable stationed near the footlights warned a persistent interjector, who remained silent thereafter.

Mr. I. J. Goldstine, Mayor of One Tree Hill, who presided, paid a warm tribute to Mr. Endean for assistance to the borough in the matter of legislation that had been introduced and on numerous other occasions when he had helped the borough.

Mr. Endean, who was greeted with prolonged applause, said he knew electors would apply common sense to the great issue to be decided on Saturday week— Socialism versus non-Socialism, liberty and freedom versus totalitarianism. In his criticism of Socialism and the policy of Labour he referred to the domination exercised by the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Finance, there being no appeal from the. decisions of either in several matters covered by legislation introduced by the Government.

The real objective of the Socialist party wae to socialise the land. This was ehown by the fact that recently the Galatea settlers had asked the Minister of Lands to cut up the esta-te to enable them to obtain the freehold, but this request wae refused. "Can anyone say there has been a fair deal in radio broadcasting?" asked Mr. Endean. "I always thought that democracy meant a fair deal. The Government •decided there would be 12 speakers for Labour in the elections, six for the Opposition and one for the Independents." The remainder of Mr. Endean's address was devoted to a criticism of the Social Security Act and an exposition of the National party's policy. After he had answered a number of questions a motion expressing thanks and confidence in the candidate and his party, moved by Mr. G. L. Stead, was carried, despite the effort* of a. number of dissentients.