"WE WILL GO BACK."

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20098, 8 November 1928, Page 13

"WE WILL GO BACK."

CONFIDENCE OF MR. COATES.

SOUND MAJORITY EXPECTED.

ELECTORS' FRIENDLY RECEPTION. [MY TEI.EIiUAI'H —OWN COt: ItESTUN DENT. ] LK V 1N T . Wed uosd ;i y. "Tliu elect iuti posiLion from my point of view is very satisfactory, and theie is not, tho slightest doubt that wo will go liack with a sound majority, probalily as big as ever," said tho Prime Minister, Mr. Coales, at Hulls today, (o members of tho Reform League, wliu tendered him a luncheon.

"I have had a very friendly reception throughout tho country, and no hall has been large enough to accommodate all the people who wanted to come in. There has been some opposition, but nothing of a serious character. To be quite honest one rather welcomes some opposition to put life into the meeting and to prevent it from becoming too dull." JIKLPINO EX-SOLDIERS. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. PRIME MINISTER'S PROMISE. | lIV TEt.Ei: tl.M'll. OWN CoIIIIESI'O.NLIEN f. j LFATN\ "Wednesday That the Government is in earnest in its desire to assist those returned soldiers who require help was made clear by the Prime Minister, Mr. Coates, in the course of his address at Foxton to-day. "Somo of these men won't admit they are up against it, and they are 'cracking hardy," " said Mr. Coates. "The public of New Zealand do not want that. It's our responsibility to give them a lift along in their hour of need. Wo intend to help them, but wo must have the cooperation of the Returned Soldiers' Association. Bring the cases under notice, investigate them and treat them on their merits. It will be a labour of love for tho association. They won't get much payment for the work, but we must havo their assistance. If they will do that, we will do our part." CONTROL OF SAMOA. TOLERANCE AND PATIENCE. NO USE OF "THE BIG STICK." [lt Y TKt.KCi RATH. —OWN COrJtESI'ONDENT. ] LEVIN', Wednesday. "The Samoans have to realiso that New Zealand is going to govern Samoa," said the Prime Minister, Mr. Coates, in a speech here this evening. A Voice: The big stick. "You cannot say that," tho Prime Minister replied. "If ever tolerance and patience have been shown to these people wo have shown it. No one can quote a case where wo have used the big stick. We have had enormous power in Parliament and we have used it, but wo havo flever abused it." A Voice: Yes; sending away a man without trial. The Prime Minister: No man had a fairer trial than Mr. Nelson. Mr. Coates recalled the judgment of the Royal Commission, and said if there were rebels in the island the. Government would take action. It was unfortunate that, iu New Zealand there were politicians, ono especially, who were happy ordy when they were mixed up with revolution, and that was the natural instinct* of one of them. A Voice: That is not funny. The Prime Minister: No, it is not funny: it is serious. The subject was raised by an interjector. Mr. Coates said he had not said a great, deal about Samoa. Everyone knew where he stood, but if they wanted Samoa then some people would get hit very badly. ROTORUA-TATJPO LINE. USE OF TOTARA SLEEPERS. MR. HOCKLY'S ANNOUNCEMENT. [|lY TKEEC.R.vriI. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] TO KA AX IT, Wednesday. The Reform candidate for Rotorua, Mr. F. I*'. Hockly, is prosecuting a vigorous campaign in the Taupo district, and is covering all the outlying areas. lie is being well received everywhere. A feature of his addresses is his advocacy of the Rotorua-Taupo railway and the beneficial results that, must accrue to the district from it. Mr. Hockly disproved the statement that the Government intended to use nothing but hardwood sleepers for the railway, by reading a telegram from the assistant-engineer-in-chief of the Public Works Department to the effect that hardwood would only be used for special purposes and that totara sleepers would be used very largely. There aro largo quantities of totara in tho district and the orders will provide plenty of employment. GOVERNMENT'S FIRST DUTY. j "THE PRIMARY PRODUCER." f ItV TEI.EiIR \ I'll.-- OWN CuIIRESPONDENT. ] TAUFtA NCI A. W ednesda y. The, Reform candidate for lauranga, Mr. C. K. Macriiillan, is prosecuting his candidature with vigour, and everywhere ho has met with excellent receptions. Ha Spoke at 'J e Puna last, evening, when he said the first duty of the Government was to look a'ter the primary producer, because practically all the Dominion's wealth came from the soil, Mr. Macmillan pointed out the essential differences between the Reform and Labour Parties, and said the Government resolutely set its face against allowing any one section of tin- community to enforce its demands, reasonable or unreasonable, bv holding up tho whole industry of tho country. " FAIR. OPEN" COMBAT." REFORM AND LABOUR. "Wo are the legitimate successors of the late Richard Seddon and the Liberal Party, which died with its leader," said Mr. W. E. Parry, Labour candidate for Auckland Central", in an open-air meeting in Nelson Street la.,t evening. "Tha Labour Party is carrying on the good work, and we are in fair, open combat with the Reform Party. "Had we been given a clear run wo should have been victorious right through," said Mr. Parry, referring to the United Party candidates, who, he said, would not play a serious part. The discomforts of poverty caused a numbei of people to seek toh'.cn in hotels, said the candidate. If monotonous conditions were removed many people would bo saved from tho rush to stimulants.

"I am going lo make myself a nuisance to tho Government until the right of superannuation is extended to tlio wives of deceased public servants," said Mr. Parry. He would not favour (he deletion of the State control issue from fho licensing ballot. Tn reply to a question ho said he would not support belting by telegram. The meeting ended with applause for the Labour Party.