NOT A PARTY MEETING
(To the Editor.)
Sir,—ln Saturday's "Evening Post" the Hon. W. Nash refers to the recent meeting held in the Concert Chamber attended by citizens representative of all sections of the community—rural and urban. Having attended the meeting the writer can. assure Mr. Nash he has no reason to doubt "that any loyal body of men would purposely hinder trie country and the Empire in their war effort." Incidentally, the meeting was attended by many who had sacrificed careers and health to serve our Empire with exactly the same conception of duty that New Zealanders imbued with the fundamental principles of democracy are perpetuating today. The meeting had no political party significance whatever but nevertheless was attended by hundreds of men and women solely concerned with safeguarding their heritage irrespective of party politics, political labels, or sectional interests. The impressive appeal made by the chairman of the meeting to all employers to make every sacrifice possible to retain their staffs in the face of present threatened unemployment for many, should be sufficient proof that there was not any desire nor attempt "to seek to embarrass and to hinder a Government engaged upon its simple duty." The unanimous decision of all who attended the meeting was the desire to render 100 per cent, service to Great Britain and her Allies not only in man-power but also increased production of. essential primary products and to face up to the'''truism that political stability has always depended on ihe reasonable economic well-being of hot only the man on the land but also all those engaged in industry, trade, and commerce. The diminishing well-being and security of thousands .of New Zealanders are a matter of grave national concern for the reason that national efforts under any Government are destined to fail where a policy being carried out fails to create a feeling of confidence and security together with an equitable return for capital as well as labour. The moral and physical world will furnish abundant evidence of this, salutary truth.— I am, etc.,
A SUPPORTER OF THE MOVEMENT.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 135, 5 December 1939, Page 8
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NOT A PARTY MEETING
Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 135, 5 December 1939, Page 8
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