WELLINGTON SUBURBS

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 307, 22 September 1943, Page 9

WELLINGTON SUBURBS

In a speech nt Knox Hall, Air. L. Frame (Democratic Labour) referred to the Government as the “greatest political somersanlters ever to occupy ths Treasury benches.” The result was that the people no longer trusted the Labour Party. The National Party’s philosophy was as old as the hills and even the radical portion of it would not be believed. The country could not go back: it. must go on. and only Democratic Labour openly pledged itself to complete control of the monetary policy of New Zealand. “We must build, not destroy,” said Air. Frame, “and to do this we must work out a new finance system. Walter Nash is a marvel at. building debt. Our manpower commitments are so severe that. New Zealand is facing industrial collapse. Our contribution of manpower is out of all proportion to our population.” In his address at Khandallah last night. Air. AV. A. A'eiteh (National) said he"had encountered very few interjections at his meetings, and that the attentive hearings he had received were a feature of his campaign in all parts of the electorate. It was obvious that the public as a whole was most concerned Mlbout the future of New Zealand, and consequently was adopting a serious attitude toward the election.” If the National (Party was successful next Saturday it would Ibc the mistakes of the past and the problems of the future with