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Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 22150, 23 September 1943, Page 2

TWO PARTIES ONE POLICY

Mr Lee’s function as an auxiliary of the National Party has frequently been the subject of grateful references by National Party speakers. Thus Mr Goosman said at the Annual Meeting of the National Party at Cambridge:— “We will probably never have a better chance of occupying the TreasBenches. Mr J. A. Lee would be a big help because he was determined to put the Labour Party out of Power.”—‘‘Waikato Independent,” June 16, 1943.

But there is even more striking proof than this of virtual coalition that exists between the National and Democratic Labour Parties. Their reactionary voices are identical. That Government houses are too good for the people is the opinion expressed by Mr Goosman of the National Party when he says, ‘‘Would it not be possible for the Government to experiment with some cheaper houses and see whether the people will take them?” Its echo is the remark of Mr Mark Grace, Democratic Labour Candidate for Marlborough, who states, “My grouch about the State Housing Scheme is that the houses they built were much too good.” Their joint opposition to the Land Sales Act is strikingly similar. Said Mr Holland, “. . . . it was a further step along the road to the Government’s goal for Socialism,” and Mr Grace again, “The Bill as it went through the House, aimed at socialisation of the land.”

Yet the policies of both parties in such phases _as Social Security. Rehabilitation, etc., borrow freely from Labour’s programme. Labour’s course is set steadily to the good of greater economic freedom for all. Those who believe in National Security, Social Security and Economic Security will vote Labour again. 1044

Our Spoon-fed Defaulters As might be expected under this Government, among the best fed and least worked New Zealanders are the inmates of the Strathmore defaulters’ camp. 15 cases of dried apricots sent to them recently something New Zealand citizens fighting on the home front cannot obtain. Kick Out The Labour Party