THE ISSUE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19444, 2 November 1925, Page 12

THE ISSUE

WHO HIIALL GOVERN? “AN APPEAL TO DIGGERS.” AND 'l’o ItKASUN AND 'TO i.ov a i;rv (< 'on I ri bn ted ) It i.‘» not without. <’oiisi>l< rnbln mis gi'iugs that one whlcbort Ibo develop mg polll i» !i| fight. The Inct of clem <nt iRRueR,- the confused lliinking - the wnnl. of coiirl ruel i ■. e ll.cuglit -the ri.poßsilde political proinXeK < f many ,’ißpiranlß and the Rpm’,|.u»do of moder ate <■»,!ndolaI•»« fighting each ollmt in sl«!i'l of joining < amm against the coin mon enemy, mnlu’H oim pHiiso to wonder whether eounlry or Relf is their dom imifing inlnrest. < Inn must h|ro Ic jdoro I hat so few, so very few, of our lending men, who have by their ability, integrity mid nincerily of pnrpos*, mado tlu'ir rank and risen Io the head of our coinnmriei'il, industrial ami ngi i (iilliirnl life, olTrr themselves Io the service of llo’ii <<mntiv. Tlwrr i--surfdy something wrong wlmn uurh men !ir«' absent, whilst those perlmpH not capable of managing even Ihr smallest biisine ~ii< <(< d n 11 y may be rlncled to manage or mismanage ih<' affairs of Some eta ndidnf «'r either nninol rise above the little things Io see (he big issues nt sink*', or they deliberately try Io cloud the position 11 y a flood of tin important talk; but fortunately, these issues stand (dear above I lot fog ol political \nibiage mid may be seen by < on 111 ii I ionn I government bv th*' people for the people, under th' I'ril Government bv Labour b<»sprs kind revolutionary dictators under I Im red flag Home will sav llinl this is iirilrue; but look al. the facts. In every com muiiily lloro <• •. i ■•. tn |o day a small coterie of nicii whoso uh |< ■< I in life is Io gel. into power, but since no decent • Hi'' n could supporl their views it is impos iblo that they should c\er be elected bv Ilin .seifd voles of their fellow ’tin •. I 11' i e l'( i r o devote their life Io the breeding of di loyally mid

class ha ( red nnd dif.conlont bo thnt I const i I ii (ion'ii I goverumml. may thereby i Im deslroyod, that they tuny climb into power on the ruins they have created, I’eiiig unscrupuJoufl mid clever mid requiring mi organ inn! ion through which to work, they nttiudi thoinnrlvis Io some union, become its political licnd, and working within tlio ranks of the Labour Parly eventually become dicl’alors of I ho workers. Many of Ihcßo parasites do not belong to our country or race; they are disloyal Io llio Lmpiro and (ill she fdnndn for and wo stand fur. ’l’liuir true jmlicy Ir revolution, camouflaged by the pretence that they are lighting in the in tcresls of (he workers; but should they ever obtain power they would put the lyikinny of the hardest masters Io fdin me. A Ilonin For Conuuiunlsts and TraitorN II is, of course, a fact that Hie Lab our Parly eonlains many who are the most honourable mid loyal of nii'ii, but unknown Io Ilin loyal section of Lnb our, these ('xlremisfs have become guests of the Labour Party kind every < ommuuist, P.idshev isl, revolutionist or Irailor Io his country finds protection •li'lter, e neon rn genirn I nnd support within 11 s ranks, amt «. ferlilo field whoiciii Io sow insidious mid deslru<’ live propaganda. The iimlcrground methods Io which I have referred have becoiiH’ so apparent, today in Great P.iitnin I hat many of the industrial unions there will not knowingly permit extremists Io attain membership of ! t hei r unions. Position Of Sonin Of The Australian States Slowly, bill surely without, the people icali.ing what was happening th* ienl functions of government have in .".min’ A u •• I rn b a n Hlntes been trans Iriiod from the people’ representa lives by the Labour Government Io a sm'all band of the worst, type of re \ dint ionn r y' tyrants, men who would ncyer be elected Io any position of Iru'l by intelligent P.rilish citizens. They have become (lie Labour Govern incut's masters, dictating its netions, inflaming mid encouraging class haired and d r « mil <nl , directing sabortiige and

id rife, creating unemployment and boh) ing up Ihv tiM'lo of I lie I Unto for ran rom. In flioil, revolution linn got i I »-• .11 rot ugly leg in In aomn of Iho Ann (raiian Htalea today mid the Labour (loverninonU nro either too weak or are afraid to protect the people from Iho monaco of their iiimlm. Aluy God grant Auntr/illmin Un' power Io aaaert tlu*m«elvo(i mid rid their Btaten of thia peat donee. Extrcnitfltn During The War The writer nerved mnny yearn in the Held with iho Expedltiomiry Force, I han whom there are no more noble or Joyal men hi New Zealand, and I up peal Io them to connider the real pom tion in our country to-day. Many of the Inner coterie of the Labour Party and bonr.cn of the Labour Party hro the men who never lifted a hand Io help na during the war, and who were openly ilinloyal, or nee ret ly trait ora. They wore onemlpH then to every principle for whir h we fought and for which 1 houa rnula of our comradon died; I hoy arc enemien to-day, and should over they worm their way into power will be greater tyrantn to the working nrtin than any German junker would Im. They toil not neither do they spin, but live on (he good faith and credulity of (ho workers. Once in power, God help (ho Empire or any individual who might, nt and in their way or express an opinion contrary to their will. Social Legislation

There are many things which today require a remedy; nior<> especially is (here a need for social legislation Io create and maintain Ihhih' life, and to provide n.Hsißlnnco against sickimss mid old age; but. the extremists in power would create ten limes more and worse evils than mi y now existing. It is necosßkiry then that we of (lip Expert lionary I’orco should forget our per rorinl liliea and dislikes mid present, the same united mol determined front against, the enemy nt homo that wo allowed him on Iho balllr field, for the enemy in our midst is far more (bin gorotiH and deadly (han hr. Lot uu select, the men whose loyalty, sincerity, and ability have been proved. “Gordon Coates.’* Gordon < .’oaten, the Prime Minister, is one of us. He took bis place in the Held mid there offered his life for a principle, while many of his detractors were “shirking'' nt. home. Ho lias proved himself a man of honour, char actor and action, who will, I believe, do more for this country mid the working man IliHn any combination of Hoei nllslie, Communists and Itevolutlomnls could ever do. I urge my comrades Io give Coati’s a chance to show those qualities of st at esiumish ip of which we believe him capable. I rnn sure he will prove himself not only a true friend to returned soldiers, but. to every decent, citizen of New Zealand,

Nor can I forget the Hon. Downie Stewart, miotohr comrade mi<l staunch friend whose ruined health mid (’tippled l>o<ly is the price tic paid to serve. There is also Tom Heddon mid others we honour. Are those comrades of the field not likely to bn more just and considerate to our people than those who shirked their duty when the call came, who deserted u,=i when wo mostly wanted their help? The extremists want to govern us now Wn would not have had a conn try Io govern if all hud shirked (heir duty like they did. A shirker to his fellows in war is not likely to prove mii'h other than a. selfish traitor in peace. I appeal to my follow com Hides to display to the Slate at. the election the same loyally mid principles now by which they were guided on Iho Held of battle. “A DIGGER.”