DOMINION'S NEED

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 177, 22 February 1933, Page 6

DOMINION'S NEED

Change in Leaders MR. STALL WORTHY'S VIEWS SEDDON LIBERAL PARTY The opinion that a national crisis of tile first, magnitude had been precipitated by the Government action in raising the rule of exchange and that the position was traught with peril to the whole community was ex; pVcssed by Mr. A, S. Stallworthy M.P. in an address at if. faceting at Auckland held to launch a bedclon Liberal Party in New Zealand. Dr W H. Hortoii presided. Mr Stallworthy said that not only had 'the whole of the domestic economy of the country been upset, buty. following the virtual repudiation of +he Ottawa agreement,, by raising the exchange against Britain, New Zealand farmers were now faced -Witfl nuota restrictions on butter. Disaster after disaster had followed the Government's ruinous policy of interference with the business of the country. The national Budget had been torpedoed by the high exchange, local body finance seriously involved, and the consequential increases in taxation wore a further smashing blow to business and to consumers generally. . "I cannot be accused of unta.iness or undue haste," said Mr. Stallworthy "For 15 months I waited for the Coalition Government to develop ;* constructive policy. I am now utterly convinced that our present leaders can give lis no hope in that direction and a change of personnel and policy is imperative in the nations interests." . . , . Mr. Stallworthy said it was not his meeting. He was present by urntation, and while he had not read the details of the party's policy he bd eyed it was only by the fullest public discussion that they could arrive tit a, right decision. Mr Stallworthy said that amongst outstanding things to be aocomßU*ed were the restoration of the rights of Parliament and private members, restoration of responsible and veprcscntativc government, war «*»"?" bureaucracy, tainmanyisro, vested in terests and ignorant dictatorship the maintenance of the integrity of. national finance, public control of ci edit and currency, the tulfilmont by th ■ State of treaty and contract cto lions, and the promotion of a definite constructive and progressive poic s . Other speakers were Messrs *• Stevenson, Hall Skelton, and B. .tt. Sutherland. ._