“SOOTHING SYRUP.”

Wairarapa Age, 28 May 1936, Page 5

“SOOTHING SYRUP.”

MR. W. J. POLSON REPLIES TO PREMIER. PRODUCERS & GUARANTEED PRICES. FEILDING, May 27. Speaking at the Wellington interprovincial conference of the Farmers’ Union at Feilding this morning, Mr. W. J. Polson, M.P., Dominion president of the Union, replied to the remarks of the Prime Minister (the Bt. Hon. M. J. Savage) at Hamilton yesterday in connection with the rationalisation of meat and wool.

“Mr. Savage has done me the honour of saying I am talking humbug,” said Mr. Polson. “I say that he is a better judge of humbug than I am. However, I have his word for it that meat and wool will be included, in the guaranteed prices scheme as soon as possible. Further, Mr. Langstone (Minister of Lands) definitely stated that rationalisation of all primary industries would be done as soon as possible.” It was useless for Mr. Savage to produce his usual smokescreen and pour treacly soothing syrup on facts. The Government knew that the farmers were opposed to guaranteed prices, said Mr. Polson. He emphasised the need for farmers to unite to prevent rationalisation of dairy produce.

The conference carried a remit urging the Government to take the farmers into its confidence in connection with guaranteed prices, and that the producer be allowed to sell his produce on the open market himself if able to do so.—(P.A.)