LOSS OF LIBERTY

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 125, 22 November 1935, Page 19

LOSS OF LIBERTY

RESULT OF LABOUR POLICY

Except when strong criticism of the Labour Party's policy was being offered, Mr. V. E. Jacobson, Nationalist candidate for Hutt, received an excellent reception from an audience of about 500 in the King George Theatre last evening. The Mayor (Mr. J. W. Andrews) presided.

After briefly recounting the history of the depression, Mr. Jacobson outlined the steps taken by the Natipnal Government to bring back confidence and contended that the foundations of stability had now been firmly laid. The confidence of business men in England had been retained. The Government had assured a plentiful flow of money at a cheap rate of interest, and could now look forward to the bringr irig about of better social conditions.

The establishment of natipnal superr annuatipn and health insurance, housing, the distribution of free milk to school children, and the revising of the laws relating to labour conditions were parts of the Nationalist programme, as well as a national library scheme and a review of the education system. It was proposed to meet unemployment by a long-range plan of public works, the steady building up of the quality of our produce accompanied by an extension of present markets, and the assisting of promising secondary industries.

Mr. Jacobson strongly condemned the Government control of credit. History the world over was against the idea of Mr. Savage that twenty or thirty millions could be raised without cost to the country. Canada -had been almost ruined by trying the expedient of fi*ing prices for wheat. Guaranteed prices must lead to Socialism and loss of liberty.

The candidate proceeded to criticjse the control o| Labour members' by the Labour Conference, to condemn the Socialist policy as a class movement, and to warn electors against the political control of credit.

After answering questions, Mr. Jacobson was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks.