ELECTION TOPICS

Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 22152, 25 September 1943, Page 6

ELECTION TOPICS

“The present Government does not understand what a real war effort is. It has thought that the way to wage war is to. put as many people as possible into uniform and then count heads.”—Flight Lieutenant P. T. Curran (Democratic Labour, Auckland West.) “I know there is hostility among farmers against this Government,” said Mr F. L. Frost (Labour, New Plymouth), in the course of a recent address, “but why, is hard to understand.” “Because Nash broke his word. That’s easy, and that’s the answer,” called a member of the audience. “Well, if this Government goes out and your Government goes in,” said Mr Frost, “you’ll get big prices to.morrow and a slump the next day.” “We’ve got it now. What’s the pound worth—about four bob.” Mr Frost: “Says you!” He added that if Mr Nash had followed the recommendations of the committee the dairy industry would have been ruined.

The oratorical efforts of John A. Lee in the Theatre Royal, Hamilton, on Wednesday night, were punctuated with numerous amusing anecdotes, many of them at the expense of Labour Ministers. At a certain military camp, he had been told, was displayed an election notice, which read: “Vote Labour and see the world; vote National and see the next world; vote Jack Lee and see the wife and kids.”

When the Leader of the Opposition, Mr S. G. Holland, spoke at Te Aroha there was appreciative comment from himself and others on the manner in which the stage had been prepared with numerous vases of flowers and white cloths for the tables. The stage in the Waitoa Hall has been similarly decorated for National Party meetings, the person responsible for the welcome innovation being Mrs Colson, of Waitoa.

The Morrinsville Borough Council granted permission to the North Island secretary of the Real Democracy Movement, Mr R. G. Young, to use a loud-speaker in the town last Friday afternoon for the purpose of broadcasting the policy of the movement, provided that no disturbance was created. In the event there was no need to enforce the proviso, the speeches attracting little more than passing interest.