HIGH FOOD PRICES.
» SQUEEZING THE POOR." ATTACK ON SIR A. GEDDES. LONDON. Mar. 1. " It is only the poor whom it is possible, to squeeze with impunity, until the, pips squeak," said Mr. b. W. .Towett, Labour M.l'., formerly Commissioner for Works, during a violent attack on the Food Commission. " Sir Auckland Geddes' conduct in the chair has been scandalous," he declared. " There is always a suitable man to allay public discontent when it disturbs the peace of the comfortable classes. Sir Auckland Geddes is doing this hush-job well, browbeating the witnesses, closing the doors to the public, and clouding the issue. " The commission will merely obscure the root causes of high prices, and although the small traders may he admonished. big businesses need not fear."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18964, 11 March 1925, Page 9
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