POLLS AMENDMENT ACT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 73, 16 May 1944, Page 4

POLLS AMENDMENT ACT

Sir, —I sincerely congratulate Mr D. Alexander for his very forceful and enlighting letter of the 9th. inst. After reading it I could not restrain myself from giving a very satisfied grin. We have in the past heard a great deal about these high officials in Government departments endeavouring to retard, and 'in many cases succeeding in preventing certain ceasures and rights to their wage earning subordinates. In so doing they clearly expose their political leanings which are undoubtedly national. For what other reasons could they be showing such antogonism? We are often reminded, and in particular of late bjr Mr Burnett, chairman of the County Council, that local Governments are purely nonpolitical. What a simile, it raises to we persons who can clearly analyse Mr Burnett's and other's political beliefs. Mr Burnett's conscience (if he possesses one) must surely be giving him some agitation. I have been told many times; that this new legislation will cause a lot of trouble. What legislation, may I ask, has not caused trouble which has been solely for the emancipation of the working people. The trouble such legislation has brought about is to those persons whose privileges are beginning to slip away from them. Proving of. course the very shallow and artificial basis of their mental make up. When their privileges are taken away from them tliey suffer a mental collapse. Psychologists would give it a more technical name perhaps. But enlightenment rarely follows. Rarely do they realise that they are only one infinitesimal speck in this universe. When 1 think of the great think-* ers such as Eckermann, Goldsmith, Sinstein, Tolstay and many others who are products of the working people or have caste aside pomp, ceremony and privilege, which has been used to bolster up an artificial background, Mr Burnett and his followers could not be seen through an observatory telescope. Yours etc M J. DITCHFIEUK