The General Election

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29377, 2 December 1960, Page 3

The General Election

Sir, —The result of the election seems to have been quite a shock to some, and hailed by others as a possible solution _to man’s troubled minds, but my'own candid opinion is that both are wrong whose faith is put in men. I move around the country quite a bit and the word “work” is becoming something to be frowned upon. Why the Labour Party was put out I am not prepared to pass an opinion on, but I believe that the “genuine workers” voted for the National Party. If we were all paid on a basis of the amount of actual “work” we did I am afraid that quite a number of persons, employees and employers, would not be drawing 30s a week. Too many people expect, something for nothing, and something obtained without working for it is not worth having.—Yours, etc, P. L. BASHFORD, Amberley, December 1, 1960.

Sir, —The letter of “Pegasus” regarding the qualities of National Party members is truly a gem! I advise both “Pegasus” and “M.T.” to reread my previous letter and absorb the Constitutional Society’s statements. The meaning is clear. The society expects to pull its political strings and the National Government to pass the legislation. No true adherent of the Labour Party would belong to the society. Not a legitimate political party, this society sent out electioneering pamphlets. One was “Cigars to go Round” <to the farmers, postage paid). The society's views are obsolete in comparison with Labour’s human rights legislation. arrogantly termed “this socialism” by Mr Holyoake. The irresponsible people who voted for National or the Social Credit fantasy deserve to lose the benefits greedily accepted from Labour. Glancing at Australia, Britain, and US. under present conservative Governments we see financial chaos, yet the Constitutional Society works insidiously.—Yours, etc, LEST WE FORGET. December 1. 1960.

Sir, —I support J. M. Nicholls in vour column. I am sorry to see the Labour Government go out. The aged received £2 6s under National, but £6 and £7 under Labour, so there will be no more The nublic did not like the tax. but they receive the wages. As for the trip to Russia. o”r Oueen received presents; also Mr Chur-

chill. Mabel Howard was good to us in our trouble.—Yours, etc, RATEPAYER. December 1, 1960. [This correspondence may now cease.—Ed, “The Press.”]