FARMERS ORGANISE

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1930, Page 11

FARMERS ORGANISE

TAKING POLITICAL ACTION. AMELIORATING • CONDITIONS ' At a largely attended meeting of ' members of / the Urenui branch of the Farmers’ Union last night Mr. D.. Le Cren'Morgan, North Taranaki secretary, spoke at length'on' the proposal of the. union to take political action with a view to enabling the farmer the better to cope with the present economic conditions. He read the comprehensive report submitted by Mr. H. E. Blyde (North Taranaki president) at the last meeting of the executive, and outlined the platform ' of the union, . together with various questions to be submitted to. candidates with a. view to ameliorating the conditions of the farmers. ; / The movement; Mr. ’ Morgan stated, would be launched at a rally to be held at Hawera on December 17, and he urged all who could to attend that'rally, also a preliminary .meeting at New Plymouth. ' It was up to the •individual farmer to get behind the movement ■and assist their leadefe to make if a success. If farmers showed a - united front they would 'be ! aii organisation that would have, to be considered. The movement would .'be as the farmer made it. / . ~//: ‘ z There was considerable discussion, some holding that immediate action was necessary; and that Parliament should, be called together at once with a view to haying the arbitration awards, reviewed sb that wages could be.reduced in keeping with the present conditions. A suggestion was made.that a meeting should be held' at New Plymouth as well as Hawera, but it was' pointed out that there was not sufficient time. The meeting generally gave the proposal its support and with a view to ensuring a representative attendance i from the district at Hawera a committee was set up comprising Messrs S. Topless (Moerangi), C.' Wilson (Kaipikari), R. Luxton, H. Wells (Pukcaruhe), G. Salway, J. F. Phillips (Main Road North), j.' B; Ma'bin arid P. Elliott (Main Road South).