POLITICAL

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1938, Page 6

POLITICAL

MR ARMSTRONG’S ADDRESS. (Per Press Association —Copyright). CHRISTCHURCH, September 21. Approximately- 900 electors of Christchurch East assured the Minister of , Labour (Hon. H. T. Armstrong).’of sue- .< cess at the coining general election afi- i ter he had addressed them for two j hours last night. 'Prolonged applause : greeted the Minister at the conclusion of his address and his request that he should be permitted- to .conduct a short campaign in his own electorate and then depart on tour of the North Island to “help win some more seats,” was readily complied with- | New Zealand had, at last been made acquainted with the long-awaited pol- y icy, of the National Party, said Mr Armstrong. It looked impressive at first sight, hut on examination proved to be merely a mass of words, taken ! from legislation that the Labour Government had already placed on the Statute book. “Three years ago wefaced 'you with a policy of twelve points,” continued the Minister. “Everyone of those points has been written into, the law of New, ZealandThe last of them was the Social Secur- J ity Act (applause). Tlie National'Party I says it will not put this into operation. It ,is certainly right for once.” (laugh- ■' ter). SIR A. RANSOM. DANNEVIRIVE, September 21. Sir Alfred Ransom, National candidate, opened his r campaign at Waitaliora when he made a vigorous attack upon the {“Socialistic aims of the- Government, and adversely criticised the Social Security Act on the ground of the heavy taxation involved arid lack 1 of public demand for'such a. far reaclii ing and expensive system. He was accorded a'hearty vote of thanks.