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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24582, 2 June 1945, Page 8

PRIORITY FOR BUREAUCRATS! How Socialism Works During the past few years alert New Zealanders have seen an eye-opening demonstration of how State socialism leads to discrimination against the mass of the people and in favour of certain selected individuals who happen to be "controllers" and "commissioners" or to hold "soft jobs" at the behest of the Government. ' "Favours for the few" instead of "fairness to all" is the way State control operates. The State socialists dote on priorities—especially priorities for bureaucrats. They dote on having the individual power to say "No" to this person and "Yes" to that person, to issue a permit here and to withhold it there. The Government's decision to acquire the Bank of New Zealand is a blatant demonstration of the plan and purpose of the State socialists. It is a move simply and solely to give more power to the State socialists—and especially to the Trades Hall Dictators. Not one word has been said to indicate that any of the public will benefit, or that any of the Bank's customers will benefit. "The Bank will be carried on as before," says Mr Nash. The snme as before!—but the Bank will be part of a Slate department, it will be subject to State control, and State control means political control. Some of us may not be personally interested in the future of the Bank of New Zealand—but the Government's determination to acquire it is a red flag that the mass of the people should not ignore. It is time to protest against this further attempt to enlarge the field of State control and to restrict the field of private enterprise. —-5