HOME PROTECTION LEAGUE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 204, 29 July 1932, Page 8

HOME PROTECTION LEAGUE.

The monthly meeting of the Palmerston North Home Protection League was held on Wednesday and was well attended. Tho chair was occupied by Mr R. S. lledward, who opened the proceedings by a brief outlino of tlie aims and objects of the league. Mr Redward stressed the fact that the methods of the league were entirely constitutional, and that the only force which would bo adopted was tho force of a sound reasoned argument.

Tho secretary, Mr H. S. D. Rennie, outlined the activities of tho league, during the last month. Amongst the correspondence read was a letter to the Postmaster-Gen-eral, requesting that the cost of telephone rentals be reduced by 50 per cent., to members of the unemployed. An application also had been made to the Defence Department requesting that any surplus footwear be sent to Palmerston North for distribution among the unemployed who were _in urgent need for footwear. A covering letter was also sent to the Unemployment Board, asking for co-operation in this matter. In connection with the workers’ homes, the secretary cited the case of one citizen who was in danger of losing his home, which lie had purchased under the State Advances scheme, and who was not in the position to keep up his interest payments. The league had taken the matter up as one of its objectives was to protect those who through no fault of their own, and because of circumstances over which they had no control, were in danger of losing their homes. A second case was also cited, of another citizen who is placed in an awkward position regarding his home. Mr Christensen (the league’s representative on tho Unemployment Committee) reported on the activities of that committee, and a considerable discussion took place especially regarding the No. 10 scheme. A resolution was passed by the meeting protesting against the action of the Government in sending to Palmerston North two members of the House “to support a movement known as the Youth AYelfare Committee. Such support meant that the replacement of girls and women was going to take place by youths between the ages of 16 and 20 years. This meant the driving of tho girls and women on to the labour market.” Thirteen new members were enrolled.