LABOUR'S AIMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23082, 6 July 1938, Page 15

LABOUR'S AIMS

" VEILED OBJECTIVE " SOCIALISATION PROCESS OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES [BY TELEGRAm —SPECIAL REPORTER] WELLINGTON, Tuesday "The veiled objective of Labour" was the main theme discussed by Mr. W. J. Broadfoot (Opposition—Waitomo) during the Address-in-Ileply debate in tho House of Representatives to-day. "Our main quarrel with the Government," said Mr. Broadfoot, "is that its policy is based on the socialisation of the means of production, distribution and exchange. Now that they are in power Labour members like to keep this phrase in the background when they are speaking iji public, hut they roll it over their tongues with great relish at party conferences." An example of this outlook, said Mr. Broadfoot, was provided by the statement from the l'rime Minister, Mr. Savage, to the effect that the Government had no intention of socialising the farms, a statement which had been contradicted almost immediately by the Minister of Lands, the Hon. F. Langstone, who stated that the failure of land settlement in New Zealand had been caused by tho granting of titles.

" This matter was subsequently raised with some vigour in North Auckland," Mr. Broadfoot added. "The member for Marsden, Air. J. G. Barclay, was asked at a meeting if the Government intended to socialise the land. After a lot of pressing he admitted that it was not the party's immediate objective, but that ultimately the land would be socialised." Mr. A. S. Richards (Government — Roskill): AVhere did you get that from? - Mr. Broadfoot: From a man who was at the meeting. Instances of the process of socialisation were being multiplied almost daily in the Dominion, Mr. Broadfoot said. The commandeer of dairy produce and the single ownership of transport were the most glaring: examples, hut housing and other aspects of the Government's policy were all directed toward the attainment of Labour's ultimate objective.

TIME FOR A SPEECH AN ALLEGED SUGGESTION PROMPT DENIAL GIVEN [BT TELEGRArH —SPECIAL RKJ'OHTEU] •WELLINGTON, Tuesday A denial that he had suggested that pressure had been brought to bear on the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. A. Hamilton, to speak during the Address-in-Ileplv debate at a time when few persons would be listening to the Parliamentary broadcast was given bj* Mr. S. G. Holland (Opposition —Christchurch North) in reply to a question by Mr. C. L. Carr (Government —Tiinaru) in the House of Representatives to-day. Mr. Carr, whose question related to Mr. Holland's address in the Wellington Town Hall last night, gave notice to ask the Prime Minister, Mr. Savage, whether any pressure was brought to bear on the Leader of the Opposition to speak at any particular time, in view of the fact that "the member for Christchurch North has indicated that something was done to ensure that Mr. Hamilton would -be speaking at a time when comparatively few people would be listening." Immediately Mr. Carr had given notice of his question Mr. Holland rose to a point of order: "It has been said that 1 suggested that pressure had been brought to bear on the Leader of the Opposition to speak at a certain time, he said. "1 have never made any suggestion of the kind."