THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 70, 23 March 1935, Page 8

THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

" "Kairanga" writes:—l would like to compliment "The Post" on the stand it has taken in connection with the socialistic legislation passed, and proposed by the present Government. Without a shadow of doubt the so-called anti-socialistic Government has placed legislative machinery on the Statute Book that will be of immense value to the communistic section of our people should they ever secure control of the Treasury benches. The latest effort— the Rural Mortgagors Final Adjustment Bill—of the Government (should it become law) is about the last piece of legislation it is possible to devise in order to provide a complete scheme for the peaceful transfer of control to a communistic regime. > Distressed farmers and others of our citizens who are in financial, difficulties could have been quite easily assisted in other ways ''— but Ministers have been deaf to representations in other directions. What are our silent but usually commonsense electors going'to do about it at the coming election? Are they going to let the Government again "get away with sob stuff," as during the last election, and incidentally scare the people into voting for them and their candidates and against ,the official Labour Party? Or will there be an effort to induce new, more far-seeing men to seek election to Parliament? Much as' one may admire present Ministers and their political supporters in the House, we cannot ignore the fact that legislation placed on the Statute Book is inflicting grave injustices on a substantial section of the people, and really is not in the best interest of the people as a whole. Seemingly, the only way to check the drift is for a fresh set of men to offer their services to the public. What is the real difference between the present Government and the official Labour Party—the difference between tweedledee and .tweedledum?