TO WIN THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3081, 11 May 1917, Page 5

TO WIN THE WAR

a—__ •■■ .■ ; ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY". NEEDED. . "Economy, .'economy, and still' more! economy, together with increased effi-< cienoy in production," was the subject! of a. brief statement, by the Acting- 1 Prime Minister (Sir James Allen) to aj,. reporter yesterday. Increased product tion was necessary,'lie said, especially;' in regard to coal and wheat. There*', was a responsibility upon the coal-mine owner and the coal miner in .war timet to do each in his own way all that|. is possible in the way of increased effi J ciency and increased output, so that) > the Dominion, could supply the whole of her requirements and thus do away' with V great deal of the trouble iny regard to slipping.- One would, be jgladk to see the owners and miners joining;, hands in this time of stress in order" to help New Zealand andj the 'Empire through the crisis., It was a time when we had to sacrifice little things to secure the big things. "The big.thing is, 'Win the. War,' and secure our frce-i dom and the rights and privileges which' we have enjoyed in the past. "One liopcs that after the war there may be a better relationship between man and man and better conditions for those who have not had such good conditions as they ought to have had. That will most assuredly come about if we get increased efficiency; now —increased production either in quality or quantity. That moans better use of brain power. That would mean in j creased pay for everybody, without in- 1 creasing the cost of living.'! It was the same in regard to wheatgrowing. He understood perfectly welt that the farmer found it moro profitable and easier to graze mutton or tuilfc cows than to grow wheat, but he nrusb remember that wheat was essential, , and ho had no doubt that the farmer 1 would make the necessary sacrifice.; "I also want to point out," said the Minister in conclusion, < '.'that the •■ great troublo is the,increase of wages without corresponding efficiency. Tha result is that the increase is unloaded on to the public and the cost of living goes up." _^