SOCIALISTIC AIM

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23470, 6 October 1939, Page 9

SOCIALISTIC AIM

VIGOROUS PROTEST MR. W. J. POLSON'S VIEWS PLIGHT OF THE PRODUCER DURATION OF MEASURE [BY TELEGRAPH —SPECIAL REPORTER] WELLINGTON. Thursday "This is the bill that puts into operation tho policy of complete socialisation that the Government has advocated iiuie and time again," said Mr. W. J. Poison (Opposition—Stratford) during the debate on the Marketing Amendment Bill in the llou.se to-night. He added that the Opposition could not allow this secret plan to co unchallenged. "This bill means that tho Minister of Finance, the Hon. W. Nash, who has always been fanatical about n now social order, has got possession for tho time being and is making use of tho guiso of war to put over his Socialist, programme," said Mr. Poison. "Tho bill is indisputable evidence of that. Duty of Opposition "I am sure that lie has not got control with the full support of his party.- One of his own supporters has described him as the party's most refractory agent, but he is pretty suave when he wants to put something over. We cannot allow this secret plan to go unrevealed because it takes away !iom the producer the title of his produce and makes him the bond slave of the Government." It was the duty of the Opposition, which represented tho men who had built up New Zealand's production, to protest against what the bill clearly revealed, Mr. Poison continued. The Government refused to dissociate itself from the suggestion that the measure was to be permanent. The Minister could acquire all the produce at any price he liked. Tho producer was prepared to inako sacrifices, but was certainly not prepared to have his produce taken over at any price a dictator Minister liked to name. Fate of Organisations Mr. Poison agreed that it was necessary to keep prices as low as possible to the United Kingdom, but he did not agree that it was necessary to destroy the highly complex and efficient organisations that had been created through the years to deal with farm produce. "The objective is to keep the farmer on tlie bread line so that in a few years he will acquiesce in the Socialist plan," he continued. "That is what happened with the dairy plan. The farmers rue the day that it was adopted. Is the farmer to make the whole .sacrifice? He can't be expected to tolerate it. Farmers will not endorse this policy of complete socialisation. They will be horrified at it. They see that there can be only one object for the Government —an object that is clearly set out in the bill." LONG HOURS HOUSE WORKING HARD PROTRACTED DEBATES BUSINESS ALMOST FINISHED [BY TELEGRAPH SPECIAL REPORTER] WELL!XGTOX, Thursday With urgency taken lor three bills, two of them contentious, the House of Representatives to-day embarked upon another series of protracted debates. There was every indication to-night of another late sitting,"especially in view of an unexpected division of opinion that developed concerning the exclusion of shops from the provisions of the FailRents Amendment Bill. The measures for -which urgency was taken to-day were :he Fair Rents Amendment Bill, the Aid Bill and the Marketing Amendment Bill. The debate on the first occupied the whole afternoon and the greater part of the early evening, and it was expected that* it would be early morning before the Marketing Amendment Hill was finally passed. The Legal Aid Hill was disposed of with a minimum of discussion, after the Fair Rents Amendment Bill had been passed. Two bills were passed shortly before the House rose early this morning. They were the Finance Hill So. '2 and the Visiting Forces Hill, neither of which provoked much discussion, harlier there had been a long debate on the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment No. 2 Hill, but this measure was passed late last night, as was the Statutes Amendment Bill, including a much-debated clause prohibiting drinking at public dance halls or in their vicinity. The main legislative item still to be considered is the Beserve Bank Amendment Bill, which is expected to bo before the House to-morrow. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOUR MKASI'IIKS PASSED j"RY TE LEG It A I'll I'ltl'SS association] WET,LI XGTOX. Tliursday Four hills were passed by the Legislative Council this afternoon. When the Visiting Forces Bill was being considered', the Hon. M. Hri-igs (Wellington) expressed concern New Zealand soldiers overseas should be subject to British military law. The Leader of the Council, the Hon. 1). Wilson, said reciprocal hills had been passed in oilier parts of the Km pi re, and tlie Knglish measure provided for control of New Zealanders by their own law. Alter further discussion he said he would have the matter considered to make certain the rights of New Zealand soldiers would be orotecled. The hill was passed.

'l'lii! Land iiikl® Income Tax Amend--111 Hill, (lie I l 'in fin ci> Bill No. 2 and the Industri;il Concilia!ion and Arliiiration Amendment Mill'wore also passed. The Statutes Amendment Mil! was referred to the Statutes Revision Committee,