NEW LEGISLATION.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13539, 17 April 1937, Page 3

NEW LEGISLATION.

NEED FOR ALERTNESS. NEED FOR ALERTNESS. An appeal to the public to take heed of present-day happenings in New Zealand as a result of legislation passed by the Government during the past session of Parliament is contained in a statement issued on behalf of the Young New Zealanders’ Association. It is contended that it is the responsibility of the younger men in particular carefully to watch political developments in their relationship to the future prosperity of the country. The association was recently established in Wellington under the presidency of Air H. AicCormick, LL.B,, with the object of endeavouring to awaken Mid develop the interest of young New Zealanders in national political affairs. “The policy of the association in all matters, the statement reads, “will be directed toward the preservation of the liberty of the individual and regulated on the principle that the State is for the people and not the jieopie for the State. “Statements .published recently and attributed to Mr A. E. Mander, formerly general secretary of the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation, regarding the bureaucratic decisions made upon secret reports oi departmental officials, together with the statement of Air A. J. Sinclair, secretary-manager of the Te Awamutu Dairy Company, at the Auckland Creditmen s Club regarding the situation in the dairy industry, are sufficient justification for a strong appeal to the public to take note of what is happening in New Zealand at the moment. “In view of the present Government’s policy of State control of finance and industry, it is necessary for all those opposing that policy to unite in a determined effort to preserve the British system of free enterprise. reasonable competition, and equality of opportunity. The Young New Zealanders’, Association intends to work to this end and seeks the co-operation of all younger men who think likewise. “The association will be entirely independent of all political parties, but will encourage its members as individuals to assist the National Party in building an organisation ■which will make possible a united effort to provide a sound and practical alternative to the programme of the present Government."