MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23330, 16 May 1941, Page 12

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

. Sir'—At, a recept meeting at North Beach of the Labour ; candidates :lpr; ■ the mayoralty,. City Council, and Hospital Board bnb'<?drild not help feejing.surprised ahd disappointed at'the dumbness bf the. wdmeh cahdidates. Accord.tMa Is hoV the only occasion oh which the .Labour women candidates haye been consplcu: ous ay their speechless'attendance. ■ One would think that With;. the, large number on//Women on/the Labour ticket! some! expression of ideas v would be forthcoming; out!, to sit ' speechless, like models,- 1 was disappointing, to say. the least of it. People who leave the, warmth and comfort of men homes, and who wish to show an interest .in -the -welfare of. they city -are deserving of better treatment thanwas given them at the meeting. We certainly want ,to see * a representation of women on -local bodies, but; we want people - with Ideas and the courage to voice them. The local bodies control too big!an . organisation to be governed by a number of “Yes” people,, or, those wftp i)an-; only contribute - - less 4haria dozen ■,. words when addressing a meeting—Yours, gtc. r, ‘ ; ' 1 ’-■• * ;■ ■. > v ' ■ <.-r j . DIS APPOINTED:May 15, 1041,