WOMEN'S REAL INTEREST

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 124, 18 February 1908, Page 6

WOMEN'S REAL INTEREST

■• » — SECURITY OF HOMES. MR. MONK ON THE LAND- ISSUE. ,

tDt TIMOEAPH—SrECIAt COKEKSFONBINT.t , l Auckland, February; 17. v Amongst', the speakers at Mr. Masscy's garden party on Saturday was .the ; veteran. Mr. R, Monk, and he made -an .' interesting point in regard to unearned increment,; .Ho : askod t|ie particular attention of the ladies, • and said there was a. question now demand- :, ing the; consideration of the best ui the land, and the ladies must take it lip. l The. adult franchise of women, which they had'.enjoyed V so long in New Zealand, was the world's novelty to-day. (Applause.) As they know, democracies had committed suicide, but it was tho ' "wolvos in sheep's clothing 1 V that captivated. tho massey ' with . scintillas ; of truth, .and:,that brought .about the., ruin./ (Applauso.) i Ho wanted the'women of New ■ Zoalaml to show, that in their hands demo- ■ cracy could -becomo pure and true. (Applauso.) 'He wanted them to stand out and take .a chief place in this'great,.fight .that' Mr. Massey: was engaging in, for it was • , • • A VITAL QUESTION FOR. EVERY . WOMAN who was-helping hor husband to establish aliomo for their children- in this'country. • • Therefore, ' let'' the, conception of - womeh's . political duty bo earnest and real. (Loud applauso.) 1 Let them realise that the policy of the Government was to take away the charm and endearments of l home, the right of . tho liian and the woman to call that home \ their very own, to the freeholder on all--fours with the State: tenant; " The': mission of the -women who looked forward to marry- ; ing and. settling iii this oountry, or seeing U their daughters or'-' sons . married and> setr tling on the land, was to seo that that land,-. ; if it was leasehold; carried the option off the;-'-freehold—(cheers)-rr-so that -they- might ; ro-'v ceivo the benefit of their labours,. 1 tho fruitsi 'of- their' toil, that the singlo tfixpra had tho . impudence to call-the uneamed increment. There was not a stronger condemnation" of Sir J; G., Ward!s Liberalism; than the detestation with which tho country; viewed the , Land N Bills. . (Cheers.) He callod on ■ the < women to stir-themselves ,up to become A SOLID FORCE TO FIGHT, in a fight that would ' never end. till they won, and saved their husbands and brothers'and sons from " the hamporing and depressing career of Staio tenants—(cheers)—State tenants whose home- V 'steads were to be revalued under the thieve : ing pretext of securing for tho State some' of the unearned increniqnt.' " Sir Jpsejih' Ward,".''Mr. Monk went on.to say, '.'Didn't say anything about the price' of . flak ' and ■ wool and gi>m going down. ' He; didn't tell, you anything about- the turnip fields getting parched up, or of the shortage in flats,; or of - the high price butter, is going to,; because Nature lias. denied to tho cows the power to : produco milk; nor did he tell you" of the settlors fighting night- and /day with fire, and looking out with tired, weary eyes to where the living wall of flame is coming upon their homes, and praying for rain. Oh, .where will . ■ THE UNEARNED INCREMENT bo now, and how many years will it take to recover it 1 (Glieors.)'' Women, Form, yourselves into great battalions, and' voto for your homes or the homes you hopo to'have, and I am Sure that liext election a largo number of the present■■momhors- of Parlia- ■ monfc will be consigned to a placo of repose." (Loud applause), . In response to numerous requests, Mr., W. \ ■ F. Massey, M.P., Lendor of the Opposition, has deoided -to deliver a; political speech in ■ Hamilton at an early date, 'most probably, on Monday, March 2, and lie will tike this opportunity ,of replying fullyv tp the policy speech delivered in Auckland,by the Prima Minister, Sir Josifih Ward."' ' , j