COUNCIL'S WAGE POLICY.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20920, 29 July 1933, Page 20

COUNCIL'S WAGE POLICY.

REPLY TO MR ACLANB.

MAYOR ON LABOUR'S MAXD^ "The wage reduction of Mr H. D. Acland and is among the deadest of dead thaa» and the proper place forjS speeches is among other relics g the dead past in tne museum,*', w the Mayor (Mr D. u. Sullivan, Ml!! in a reply vvnien he maae to tne criticism ot tne CayiSSJ cil s policy expressed by Mr JIL lana ana others at the gjTT ing of the Christenuren Association. w "Wnere in the world to-da* a really responsible and inteUjaS person be tound advneatmg Jr* reductions as a help to the aohS of the world's problems?" he aska? "International competition reduction in a blind, pamc-sttjeZ effort to lower costs to a point TtmZ than those of any competitorlj|l by destroying purchasing ruined the economic structure'of £ world and created millions <rf~.fr less persons, for whose suSerj|M and poverty those who have cated and carried out wage n4ae» tions are personally respocsihte. £ is only because they wroughtdarkness and knew not what Qwp did that I refrain from sagSg harsher things about the fS sonal responsibility of ffcgg persons who have caused widespread suffering and vmmg than any other class in the history of the world. The New Policy. "The view here stated is an being widely recognised," sudUr Sullivan, "and men of every dm are visualising increased wages a|| purchasing power as a means total not merely an effect of ina«N)g prosperity. lam proud thenlHs of Labour's record on the am- I church City Council. It has faql flying the flag of good wages mi sound economics despite the fact* cious hostility of its historic ents, and history, I know, wiu4|» prove the stand we took. Bat vht we have done in maintaining 4|j| principle of good wages and saim economics we could not have 4p§ without the truly heroic suppodSl the working men and women otfljk city. "Despite all appeals to their gn> judices about paying higher tnM to city council employees than w themselves . receive, they sltjal solid at the recent election att voted for Labour members, of fi| City Council and gave us a tklhip mandate to keep wages up. UfaMf on the City Council is keepiof il pledge, and before another yc® In passed the world bv itsactkm. lowing the lead of President BaoMt velt, will have endorsed car l* bour attitude and hww jfc terlv Mr Acland and his ftiwg have misunderstood the sitnatiHe CR. ARMSTRONG'S MOTKfifi Cr. A. E. Armstrong has ***** notice of his intention to • iiMWa' the next ordinary meeting of Christchurch City Council a MSI proposing to make £SOO the BBHlf mum salary paid to any efle** j the council, the object bong .tMM| ' vide for the regular emDtqymefKjf additional workers at £4 a tMNB