ADDRESS BY POLE

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 118, 12 February 1940, Page 10

ADDRESS BY POLE

Described As Detrimental To Recruiting RETURNED MEN PROTEST Dominion Special Service. WAIPUKURAU. February 10. Following a publie address by a Bole, Dr. A. Reifer, formerly of Brunn University, Moravia, but now employed by the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Hie Waipawa and District Returned Soldiers’ Association unanimously adopted the following resolution: “That this association deplores the fact, that Dr. A. Reifer, a civil servant, should be permitted’ to give public talks which, ill the opinion of this association, are definitely detrimental to tlie Government's recruiting campaign, and regrets that the Hon. W. E. Barnard, a returned soldier, should be giving Dr. Reifer his apparent support.” Tlie association further resolved that the attention of the Minister of Agriculture should be drawn to Dr. Reifer’s activities. Dr. Reifer is a plant research expert employed by the Department. of Scientific and Industrial Research.

'The speaker of Hie House of Representatives. Mr; Barnard, presided at a meeting of Hie Napier branch of the Labour Barty, when Dr. Reifer, who is a Bole, and a Doctor of Science of Brunn University, criticized Britain’s foreign policy, saying that Boland was already being oppressed by a regime no better than Hitler's.

He also alleged that Finland constituted a •menace to Soviet Russia, which was only defending itself against the Imperialism of capitalistic States.