THE PEOPLE’S LEAGUE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12726, 22 August 1919, Page 5

THE PEOPLE’S LEAGUE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —Id this afternoon's issue you quote a local Labour leader as stating that the People's Leaguo manifesto the most extreme statements, " for instance they call profiteers the meanest of -white trash." Seeing that the Labour Party have all along denounced war profiteers, and that in some countries war profiteers have been shot, and that even in most tolerant England many hundreds have been imprisoned and many thousands fined, it. is not likely that the Labour leader you quote can reflect the convictions of Labour either as a body or as individuals. Since the People's League manifesto was drawn up, Mr Lloyd George, President Wilson, Mr Hughes and all prominent leaders of Labour in tho United Kiugdom have denounced in unmistakable terms tho operations of these parasites. The People's League hold that everv individual and group of individuals who are artificially holding up prices are public enemies. "Wages can never keep pace with advancing prices. Taxation will not meet the situation, as Avar profiteers can always pass it on to the people. The promoters of the People's League were not aware before yestrdav of any organisation in England hearing the same name, and think it very impn> bablc that they hare taken the same nlatform, "because the remedies outlined are specially applicable to New Zealand, whereas; in the 'United Kingdom the machinery will be of a different nature.—T am etc., ANDREW FATRBAIRN. President, People's League. Christchurch, August 21.