FINAL MESSAGE

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 275, 26 November 1935, Page 2

FINAL MESSAGE

The Labour Leader N.Z. AT THE CROSS-ROADS RESPONSIBILITY OP YOUTH (Per Press Association) AUCKLAND, Last Night. In a final message to the electors, Mr M. J. Savage, Leader of the Labour Party, .states: “It has been ’tlr.uly said that New Zealand is lat the cross-roads, and that a false step may hinder the progress of the people for generations to come. With that in their minds it will be the privilege and responsibility of the .electors to judge wisely before recording their votes. Parentis will be saddled with the rei spontslibility of casting tiheir votes in j such a way as <tio ensure that a Govi ernmeni with service as its watchword will ble returned with a clear majority. Pfliaces fita. industry, the public services, and professions must be secured for this .generation, and the generations to come. The spectre of poverty amid plenty must! be abolished, from the land, and (the standard of human happiness nnfuSt be limited only by the capacity of the people, with the aid of science land invention, to produce things upon which real civilisation can be built. That is the objective of Labour. “Young people who aro recording their first votes are also carrying a tremendous responsibility in that they are beginning to play their ipart for good or evil in the shalping of human destiny. Their opportunity to (strike ia blow for peace on earth has arrived, and with the history of tragedies of the past fresh in their minds their task .on election! day should be comparatively easy.. “Desperate efforts are being made by agents .of the discredited Government to make ,it app’ear that those who are sittatndding upon the banner of Labour airte not to be (trusted with the responsibility of government, and that the savings of the people would nof!j be safe under their .supervision, hut when the true verdict of history has been written it will lie shown that 'Owing to lack of legislative and administrative vision on Itjhe parft of the present Government there have been more avoidable human (sacrifices, phylsical and economic, during the past four years i than ever before in the history of the ' Dominion. Labour is pledged to put that right. “My final appeal, therefore, ijs addressed to all citizens of goodwill tio settle minor differences and to work and vote for Labour candidate's who will igiiive the' whole of their time to abolishing poverty from the Dominion, and to the and extension of the right of the people to goveirii. My pledge to the people ils not given without thought, and will not be violated., nor Will itheir unbounded courtesy to me during the present campaign ever bo forgotten.”