THE GENERAL ELECTION

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27489, 25 October 1954, Page 3

THE GENERAL ELECTION

Sir, —May I thank you for the accurate and fairly comprehensive report of my address of Friday last at Linwood. There is an unfortunate misquotation which I think important find would like corrected. The words “dirty mongrel” were not used; I said “bigger mongrel.” I hope to be the last candidate to introduce undesirable expletives during the campaign.— Yours, etc., ALBERT E. WILLYAMS, Social Credit Candidate, Christchurch Central. October 23, 1954.

Sir,—One question to which Christchurch electors deserve an answer is whether the National Party is willing to renew its expired promise of auxiliary generating plants to fill the gap until luxurious Roxburgh pays dividends. To be constructive, I suggest that steam generating plants, built on the West Coast coalfields, could be converted to atomic plants later. Another question concerns the probable wage increase from the Arbitration Court. Could it be absorbed by the profits of industry and by increased efficiency in Government departments? Only a government with the courage to say “stop” to prices can hope to prevent further destructive inflation.—Yours, etc., VARIAN J. WILSON. October 24, 1954.

Sir, —I would like to offer a word of encouragement to the Social Creditors that, although they may not poll a great many votes, they have made some of us think and have given us a fresh interest in the political world. As an adolescent I was an ardent supporter of the National Party, but that enthusiasm has steadily waned over the last 10 years until now I find I have no faith in the integrity of either the National or Labour Party, and go along to vote in a most apathetic manner. I think that apathy is common to a large percentage of the voting population. I do wish we could hear more from the Social Credit candidates over the air, and it does seem unfair that they are given so few opportunities to broadcast.—Yours, etc., E. MORROW. October 21, 1954.

Sir, —It makes me sick every time I read or hear of political candidates quoting our glorious democratic way of life. Freedom of speech! What a ghastly joke. It is amazing to realise how gullible the majority are and how corrupt others. Daily detailed newspaper reports of every National and Labour election meeting, plus 30 broadcasts out of 31, while the truly democratic party is deprived the right of being heard and this philosophy being learned. Not one meeting ever mentioned. Why? Being curious, I attended my first meeting of Social Credit last evening. I now can well understand why Messrs Holland, Nash, the financial bosses, unions, pressure groups and all the rest of the outfit who run this country are so concerned about this philosophy being learnt by the people. What kind of democracy is this?—Yours, etc., WAS NATIONAL. Hokitika, October 21, 1954. [ln reporting the election campaign “The Press” will give approximately equal space to all local candidates. The meetings of leaders and chief spokesmen for the parties will be treated on their news value and reported as fully as space permits. It is a never-fail-ing source of wonder to us that those who attack the newspapers for denying freedom of speech and expression of opinion invariably write to the newspapers in sublime confidence that their extravagant nonsense will be printed—as it usually is, including this specimen. —Ed., “The Press.”]

Sir, —The present financial system under which both National and Labour compel all to live stands exposed as a pretentious fraud, which not only gives birth to the present social evils but which robs humanity of its birthright —a birthright which science and human effort have produced—which is here now and which is sufficient to provide food, clothing, shelter, services, leisure, and freedom from birth till death, for every man, woman, and child—and all without the incidence of debt. Social Credit will deliver this freedom and this security to everyone. Social Credit, alone, can bestow these gifts upon our people. Social Credit says: “And they shall sit, every man under his vine and under his fig tree and none shall make him afraid.” A new world of justice, happiness and freedom is being born. —Yours, etc., NATIONAL CREDIT. October 24, 1954.

Sir, —In reply to “Not Bluffed by Social Credit,” I would like to suggest that he should take pleasure in the fact that Mr Nash has said something worth criticising. So far Mr Holland has said nothing that could be either applauded or criticised. —Yours, etc., SOCIAL CREDITER.

Sir, —It is only natural that the member for Sydenham should hope to return to the other side of the House, but it is a pity that she attacks so able a speaker as our Prime Minister so venomously. She speaks sometimes for three hours, but dear knows how many times she thrashes a statement to death in that time. Repetition is very useful, but not when a speech has to carry any weight. I have often noticed that her speeches consist of constant repetition and they would be more valuable if she weeded out the unnecessary patter that weakens the whole speech.—Yours, etc., CAREFUL LISTENER. Rangiora, October 22, 1954.