“NEW TYRANNY”

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12903, 2 July 1936, Page 5

“NEW TYRANNY”

MB. FORBES AT AUCKLAND.

-NEED FOR AN Tl-3 0 CIA L 1 ST

RALLY.

SAVINGS UNDER CONTROL OF government.

POWER OF PURSE IN LABOR’S HANDS.

every Second person may BE STATE SERVANT. t Press -Aasociatlorij . AXJGKLAND, July 1. Ihe necessity for building A strong organisation to mobilise public opinion, against;..the.legislation of ike-.pre-sent .Gdverriment ■ .ivas emphasised by Sir Forbes (Leadeiyof the Opposition) at a luncheon tendered to Hr; and Mrs. Forbes by members 6f the National Party. “The savings of the people,” said Mr. iForbes.t. “aire ; how/■ abstiliitely undei the control of the Government to do,, what they like with them and also the welfare of the children. Thero arc very big issues at stance and it is going to be a difficult time-. The.ro; is no doubt about the power they have got power of the purse and the power to inflict penalties. We are hearing now about a ‘/new tyranny” Xc\v Zoltlahd. -J ‘Every man in tin; country has. got to lino iip and join a- union and-rthat/union c;an be/calicd’ upon to (subscribe to the funds iqf the’ lirtborti Party: ' 'They can cd.ll dip £500.000 to assist them in a . political campaign.. The fight is not going. to bee an i easy :-one and the igreatestrpygajlisatibn'is; required among , those who feel -that'what is/being done by fhoi Labor. party is 'likely to bring disaster (to -the cOuntry.” Mr”.Forbbs said that the Minister of: Labor ‘(Mr." ' Armstrong), .;on account of. the new. legislation, intended to:{appoint ;10 new, inspectors and under tho ’fair rent: legislation lie was going to have rmotlier six. lii time every -(Second person in New Zealand would be either an inspector or somo / other Government servant. The situation was -too . serious td allow or any division in their ranks, up d they must all stand together in an effort to maintain the very high reputation that New Zealand had had in the «ast.