“The Other Fellow” Attitude

Northern Advocate, 3 October 1944, Page 2

“The Other Fellow” Attitude

(Special) WELLINGTON. This Day Our financial 1 stamp in tin* Dominion is in 'the sound position of owing more ol its nnublc'debt to New Zealandeis than to overseas investors. When this country badly needed capital for its development. Britain regularly provided Public Works loans and Britain was consequent 5- oui biggest creditor, states the National Wat Loan Committee. The independent financial position ol New Zealand today coincides with c. drastic alteration in British conditions. The Old Country has made such vast linaneal sacrifices to defend itself and ourselves, that, as one of its statesmen declared when American Lease-Lend organ to give relief, it had reached ih< liootlorn of the barrel’.” 1 Attain is tut a rlfbtrr not i\ creditor nation, dncl n Should' be New Zealand’s privilege to relieve the Motherland of its calls on h< A L 'we 11 - sustained contribution to all phases of the great struggle, most oi all the gallantry ol our manhood, pioves the worthiness ‘of New Zealand’s claim to nationhood. Financial resources have piled up in the war years, until disclosed assets show an ability to finance the Victory Loan six times over. Ihe next few days will prove our willingness to cany all the responsibility oi nationhood. Fin ancial independence, adds the National War Loan Committee, has obligations as well as benefits. . No section of the people is cxenip from that duty mid there are just two more days in which to demonstrate that the country will not have to shamefully admit that there are some New Zealanders willing to let the other fellow do the job lev them —the fighting and the lending.