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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12754, 25 September 1919, Page 5

YOU CAN DEPEND ON IT.

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bour party, and reach 4s a day.” The Minister went on to point out that the gratuities were not payment for services, hut a grateful recognition of services. Mr Poole: Make it cover the sailors, too. i Hon J. B. Hine: I have already told you I consider that the sajLJs should be recompensed in a way. ■ Mr Poole: Oh yes. Wo know all about that. The Hon J. B. Hine proceeded to compare the present scheme with that of the National Government, which proposed one week’s pay for everv thirteen weeks of service for married men, and one for every eighteen for single men. A married private would have received £7 per annum, and a single private £5 ss. while a married officer of the rank of major would have received £44 per annum. Mr Lee: Were there any Liberals in the National Government? (Reform laughter.) Hon J. B. Hine: “I understand so.” Flo went on to express his persoual Ikjlief in the justice of a flat rate, contending that the officers, as a rule were well paid. Sir Joseph Ward: They wore the worst paid officers who went to the front. Mr Massey; Up to a certain point, hut did the honourable gentleman say that before? Sir Joseph Ward: Who is making the speech? (Laughter.) Mr Hine objected to the claim of the Labour group to be the sole representatives of Labour. During the war certain members of the Labour group were applauding men who went to gaol because they would not fight. (Loud cries of “ Hear, hear.”) -He claimed that members on the Government benches also represented the workers of the country and could, therefore, lay equal claim to be the Labour partv. Mr Holland; Some of them belong to the hard labour party. (Laughter and interjections) APPEAL FOR MARRIED MEN. A. suggestion was made by Sir John Findlay that the Prime Minister could without loss of dignity agree to hawing the proposals referred hack for further consideration. Such a concession would, bo a sign of strength rather than of weakness on tho part of the Premier. The member for Hawke’s Bay declared his chief concern to be for married men. He contended that this gratuity, by whatever name it he called, was really intended to assist the men. Surely their assistance should he in proportion to tho. needs of the men to bo assisted. He claimed there could be no answer to the claim for differentiation between single and married men. STRONG FOR THE RIGHT. The Prime Minister, vho followed, said that whether he was a strong man or not he had made concessions on mmy occasions, but a strong man would do what he believed to be right and lake the consequences. There was an occasion when he found it necessary to disagree with someone higher up than himself and offered his resignation as Prime Minister, but ho got his own way and events proved him to be right. He was not going to say what that occasion was, but he had always endeavoured to do the thing to the soldiers, and he was endeavouring to do it now. Members spoke of room for improvement in the scheme. Sir James Allen: It may be provedMr Massey; Yes, 1 think myself there is room for improvement, and I think Cabinet will put it right, and as time rolls on we shall probably find room for further improvements. WAR LIABILITIES.

. When the war broke out our liabilities were a hundi ed millions sterling, and we could not get through the war without another hundred millions of aobt, which meant an additional interest bill of five and a half millions. War pensions would s cost two millions, making seven and a half millions per annum on account of the' war, in addition to many other items. While he believed in doing his duty by the soldiers who had returned, he was not at all certain we were doing all we ought to do tor the men incapacitated, and especially for tae dependents of those who had fallen. It was one of those things he intended to look into. If ho found that enough had not been done whatever position ho occupied, he would support what ho believed to be right. The men now being considered were mostly stroug, vigorous men. Ho. called attention to the gratuities granted by tbo Liberal Government after the Boer war when officers obtained a special bonus and privates got only £5. .Now it was over £27 per annum. Members: Did you protest? The Prime Minister ignored the ouesuon and. went on to urge the House to deal promptly with the question, as 500 applications for gratuities already bad nf C T| Ved ’ an f according to officials the .men had expressed dissatistaction. There was no authority under e present statute to pay gratuities to merchant seamen. They had. however, received a bonus for the risk incurred in danger zones. “ believe sir,” said Mr Massev refcirmg to the action of the leader of the Opposition, “ that ninety-nine out of a hundred people in the country will lfc T 1S a party move.” bir Joseph Ward: Your new prnnrv sals m the Budget are party, from beginning .to end. feste r ? MaSSey: W! ’ at about y° u . r mani- _ Sir Joseph Ward; Hi at was a fine fISS&, Whlch appreciated 6 Sir Joseph Ward, by wav of personal nrbT'rl'T’ denie . d . lhat he Imd been actuated by a spirit of party. flj s course was perfectly constitutional, and nothmg would deter him from doin* his constitutional duty.

OTHER SPEAKERS. P ° land the inequalitics m o.i r pension system under which the -wife of a colonel received -CS Ss per week for life, while the wdfe ofa sergeant-major with three children re--10 f per week - He renothino- t?° G °'s crnment had done nothing for the soldiers that had not had n nof U hl S °'l t t [ le,n ' promise] £ ad b e j W thafc th « men could p away and their dei>endents would flat'ra J J aI9 Tt f ° r ' H ° ap P rored of the Hat rate. J he same principle should prevail in our pensions system. So far fu Sptuities were concerned, lie thought, the men wore entitled to 3s per daj, because that amount had been stopped out of their pay when thev went away to fight This could just a] Is « »'»■»- it It IttheJ ls C fid amo 9 nfc v° f i. gratuity should be Is 6d or 2s, but he thought that when tho country did anything in the matter it should do it handsomely He ; h ?” ght acnt <™ of what should be paid was the ability of the country to paj. in. this connection, he quoted the deposits m the Post Office Savings Bank as evidence of the country’s prosperity to say.nothing of some 60.millions of war loans raised m the country-and a surplus of loj millions revenge Which had accumulated during the past few years. As- Acting-Minister of Finance for some yews, die said that the countrv could afford do do better for the soldiers than the Government proposed, it extra taxation was necessary, then that taxation must be put on the shoulprs testable to bear it, He appealed U> the. Prime Minister - not to regard Joseph -Ward’s motion as a party move. r J ■ Mr Harris said he had had many telegrams from his constituents on the subject of the gratuities. Every one of them was favourable to the proposals. He therefore, was goino- to support the Government. ° Mr Hornsby contended that this question of gratuities was one that should have been settled before the

I Liberal Ministers left the National Govl ef ? I r l ,ent - it u'as the cupidity of the ! soldiers had been aroused with degrading results. He would oppose the amendment.* Mr Jennings appealed to the Prime Minister to reconsider the position of married men and those who had been killed and left dependents. WHY NOT USE TILE SURPLUS ? flic Hon G. W, Russell regretted that the hands of members were tied over the matter. The expenditure of the vast sum of six millions was handed over to one man. It was not the responsibility of Liberals in the Cabinet ■that the question was not settled by the National Government. . The reason he would have the Minister of Defence to say. Gir James Allen; It was settled. Mr Russell: The scheme that has been brought down is not the scheme ot the National Government, and the method of bringing it down is intended to secure a. party advantage. The speaker regretted that tho amendment did not specially indicate a higher gratuity. Tho money to pay. should nob bo borrowed, but bo taken from the surplus now in hand from the proceeds of war taxation. The method of paying from borrowed rnonev meant throwing on the soldiers themselves a charge for interest and sinking fund until the liability was exhausted. The gratuity should not lie measured by what other countries did but by what the soldiers’ services had meant to New Zealand. Was Is fid a day, plus a salary of ss. the gift which a* rich, prosper,-,-ip country was able to make to men who had saved it from destruction ? Unless a more adequate gift was made New Zealand would be shirking its responsibility. The unimproved Amine of land had increased by twentythree millions in three years. When they considered the value of onr war exports could they say that Is fid renresented what the country could afford? If the Avar had caused devastation in New .Zealand he could not have raised his voice, but hero was a war surplus waiting to be used. Mr Lee: Win* not use it all? Mr R us’soll; "If we had a chance of voting on that principle 1 Avou'i vote it all.’' He suggested increasing the gratuity to 2s fid. ’ which would absorb ten millions sterling. A LEVY ON CAPITAL. ‘ ‘ This is one, of the things which tho National Goi’erriment should hare settled,” declared Air Craigic, who deplored exposing what he called " all this huckstering.” The honest way E ° have met the obligation would have been to make a levy on capita! to make a free gift to the men responsible for the. enormously increased capital now in New Zealand. The soldiers who earn? back Avould have to help to boat the burden of the loans out of which they received pay and gratuities i Mr Parr said that if Air Russell thought it fair to use the surplus for gratuities it was equally fair to use it for repatriation as' the Government proposed. He regretted the disunion of the House on tin point, because the proposal of Sir Joseph AVard means delav, and it would have been a gracious act if the House cbukl have come to ’ a unanimous agreement on tho proposals, about which he felt sure 90 per cent of thb soldiers and ci\ r ilians Avere agreed. k Mr Brown said that Noav Zealand had fattened on the Avar. He urged that some of the fat should be gi\ r en back to the soldiers The amount ought to be increased by at least 50 per cent MORE CANTERBURY VIEWSAir Isitt strongly resented the charge that the Liberals Avere taking up their attitude for party advantage. He could seo that it was difficult to avoid some party feeling over the matter, as the I rime Alinister might feed that if bo conceded anything the Liberals - would gam some advantage. Before the speaker left Christchurch ho was- approached by a number of soldiers, who made certain .requests. Could he lie accused of party tactics in looking after their interests.'' Probably in no country had there been such generous recognition of the soldiers’ services. Tho question noiv was whether that recognition as expressed in the gratuity tvas adequate. He thought not. It was difficult to understand why a. man sent back to New Zealand for hospital treatment should receive less gratuity than a man whose treatment Avas given outside Nbav Zealand. ■ J an ) es -Hlen: I have tried to provide for it Avith tho minimum "ratuity of eighteen months, and if there are other special cases I Avill consider them. Air Isitt, continuing, said that this aa as one advantage of the discussion, tie was not ashamed to say that ho did not altogether believe wholly in the flat rate. If it was maintained, somo thing must be done for the non-com-missioned officers and lieutenants who ran exceptional risks in leading the men, Lhey should receive consideration ov £L retrospective alloivances. The Hon D. Buddo reminded those who made comparisons ivith the Boer 'war gratuities that the service was of one year duration. The present provision Avas not adequate to service rendered. Air Witty called attention to the curious attitude of some members, Avho admitted that the proposed gratuitA* was insufficient, but intended voting against the amendment. He \v r as one of several rnemoers who had asked that South African veterans should receive equal privileges. Sit Janies Allen; How do von kiioiv we have not done so? . Mr Witty: Why don’t you take us into your confidence? Sir James Allen: You wait a bit. (The report of the balance of the debate Avail ho found on another page.)