TEN PER CENT. CUT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21037, 23 November 1931, Page 11

TEN PER CENT. CUT.

MR. MARTIN'S ATTITUDE. OPPOSITION TO RESTORATION. ONLY RESPONSIBLE TO ELECTORS. [feom our own correspondent.] HAMILTON, Sunday. The attitude of Mr. W. Lee Martin, Labour candidate for Raglan, toward the general reduction of wages is the subject of much discussion in the Raglan electorate, and at several meetings he has been questioned on the point by Reform supporters. At his Ngaruawahia meeting on Thursday evening a member of the audience, Mr. A. Sutherland, asked: Will you vote for the restoration of the 10 per cent, cut ? Mr. Martin: The question of restoring the 10 per cent, cut cannot come into consideration while there are 52,000 unemployed. Mr. Sutherland: You will have to vote against your chief. Mr. Martin: I am not responsible for what Mr. Holland says. I am only responsible for my promises to the electors. Mr. Sutherland: If it comes to a question of voting against the restoration of the cuts or doing what Mr. Holland does, what will you do ? Mr. Martin: The Labour Party is the freest in the whole House. Mr. Holland does not hold my vote any more than I hold Mr. Holland's. I have often voted against Mr. Holland, and my action has never been questioned. I say I will not vote for the restoration of the cuts while there are 52,000 men unemployed. I would retain the cuts on the higher paid people and would advocate Die restoration of the cut to the lower paid people as soon as the financial position of the countrv warranted it. Replying to a question, Mr. Martin said as far as he was aware Mr. Holland had never said he was going to restore the 10 per cent. cut.

FREEDOM OF JUDGMENT. MR. RUSHWORTH'S CLAIM. VOTING WITH NO PARTY. [from our own correspondent.] WHANGAREI, Saturday. "Give me freedom of judgment and I will be delighted to serve you, but if you think you should be represented by a man shackled and fettered, and having to vote on matters contrary to his judgment, to support decisions not yet made and issues that are not clear, then I will accept the only alternative —political extinction," said Mr. H. M. Ruslnvorth, Country Party candidate for Bay of Islands, when addressing the electors of Hikurangi last evening. Mr. R. Nesbitt presided over a crowded attendance.

In some parts, said the speaker, there was a very crude mirepresentation that he had voted with Labour. He had not voted with any party, but according to his own judgment. A hearty vote of thanks was carried. Mr. Rushworth did not ask for a vote of confidence, as he said that could be'given at the polls. ELECTION ADDRESSES. MEETINGS FOR TO-DAY. Election addresses announced for to-day aje as follows (unless specifically stated the time fixed is 8 p.m.):— Auckland East—F. W. Schramm. Crowhurst Street and Seccombe's Road corner (noon), Methodist Hall, Carlton Gore Road, Grafton and Carlton Gore Roads corner (9.30); J. A. Arthur, Holy Sepulchre Hall, Khyber Pass Road; H. P. Burton, Grafton Library Hall; Miss E. Melville, Symonds ' and Wakefield Streets corner (7). Auckland West.— H. R. Mackenzie, Sacred Heart Hall, O'Neill Street ; M. J. Savage, Rose Road and Williamson Avenue corner (7.30); J. A. C. Allum, Methodist Hall, Franklin Road. Auckland Central. —H. P. Congdon, St. James' Hall, Wellington Street. Auckland Suburbs—R. H. Marrvatt, New Windsor Road, Avondale (2.30), Oddfellows' Hall, Avondale; H. G. R. Mason, Avondale South (7.30), Victoria Hall (8.15). Edee. —A. J. Stallworthy,. women's meeting, Methodist Halli Gordon Road (2), St. Barnabas' Hall, Mount Eden Road; R. Glover-Clark, Methodist Centenary Hall, Dominion Road: W. T. Anderton, Mac Donald Street and Altham Avenue corner, Morningside (7.45), Paice and Roberts Avenues corner; W. H. Nagle, women's meeting. Grange Road Baptist schoolroom (2.30), Presbyterian Church Hall, Mount Eden Road; V. H. Potter, Congregational Hall, View Road. Grey Lynn.—W. H. Murray, St. Cuthbert'sHall, Westrnere: J. A. Lee, Grey Lynn Library Hall; J. S. Fletcher, Church of Christ Hall. Ponsonby Road. Parnell.—J. W. Yarnall, Congregational Hall, Great South Road: W. 0. Hewitt, St. George's Hall., Ranfurly Road. Roskill.—W. J. Holdsworth, Roskill Public Hall; A. S. Richards, Owairaka Avenue and Mount Albert Road corner (7.45), Taumata Road and Fowlds Avenue corner; G. C. Munns, Methodist Hall, Greenwood's Corner. Manukau.—W. J. Jordan, Fergusson Hall, Merrilands Estate; S. Rickards, Royal Oak Hall. Waitemata. —A. Harris, Mission Hall. Stanley Bay; A. G. Osborne, Clubhouse, Bavswater, Narrow Neck Hall (later) 1 ; W. B. Darlow. Mil ford Picturedrome. Franklin.—J. N. Massev, Otaua (8.30 a.m.), Kohelcohe (2).Pollok Hall; H. O. Mellsop. Wevmouth Hall (10.30), Karaka Hall (1.30), Aka Aka Hall. Hauraki.—C. R. Petrie, Te Kamvhata Memorial Hall; W. W. Massev, Ma rain nru a Hall (11), Mangatawhiri Valley Hall (1.30), Pokeno Hall. Hamilton.—Hon. J. A. Young, Alexandra Hall. Waikato.—S. N. Ziman. Hoe-o-Tainui (2), Waitoa Hall; F. Lye, Te Aroha West (2), MotumaoliQ Hall. Raglan.—D. S. Reid, Te Uku (10.30), Te Mata (2), Raglan Town Hall; W. L. Martin, Whangarata (2.30), Tuakau. Thames. —J. S. Montgomerie, Puriri.

ADDRESSES AT WAIHEKE. DR. W. H. HORTON'S CAMPAIGN. The opinion that .all goods of alien origin admitted to the country should bear in plain letters the words "Not British" was expressed by Dr. W. H. Horton, United Coalition candidate for Auckland East, when he addressed a number of residents of Waiheke Island during the week-end. Dr. Horton held several meetings on " the island and received favourable hearings. Dr. Horton stated that he would attack and suppress the Communists, because they had abused the liberty enjoyed by all sections of the community. "We can all think that a law is wrong, we can speak against it and we can work for its repeal," he declared. "Until it is repealed by the wishes of the majority, however, we must not break it. The Communist preaches and advocates direct action, which lies in breaking the law rather than obtaining its repeal and i» subversive of civic ord«r."