AIMS OUTLINED

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 79, 3 April 1943, Page 5

AIMS OUTLINED

NEW U.A.P. GROUP Spartan Living Urged By; Manifesto N.Z. Press Association.—Copyright Rec. 12.30 MELBOURNE, this day. The airr.s of the new National Service Group of the United Australia Party have been explained in a lengthy ten-point manifesto. The group was formed on Thursday when 17 members of the party broke away after expressing dissatisfaction with their leadership. These members will remain within the framework of the United Australia Party, but will not attend party meetings. The group's 10 aims are: Full cooperation with the United Nations, one Australian army to be used anywhere in the world, concentration of total financial resources on the war (the manifesto advocates heavier rationing, price control and taxation and the introduction of compulsory loans, leaving civilians just enotigh of their incomes for frugal provision), taxation of every adult person except servicemen and pensioners, no more talk of social services during the war, but this is not to stop jlanning for post-war reconstruction, a review of the basis of overtime payments since "soldiers do not get ■reble pay for holidays when they risk their futures and their, lives,' the abandonment of "the suicidal policy of wiping out" the middle class, the preservation of Australian industries and their private initiative, the maintenance of a proper balance between production, distribution and the fighting services to avoid "starving" essential production or transport of manpower, a national service spirit. . The spokesman of the group said its aim was to unite the United Australia Party, not to weaken it. The group had been formed because its members were dissatisfied with the way the party had conducted the fight against the Government. The move was not one by Mr. Menzies to gain control of the party. The croup still recognised Mr. W. M. Hughes as party leader and Mr. A. W. Fadden as joint Opposition leader.