CLASS DISTINCTION

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22514, 23 September 1938, Page 5

CLASS DISTINCTION

TO THl' IBIToi OT Til ***•«..' Sir. —With the election coming., quickly upon us, there is no doubt that the most will be made 'of a class ; distinction which should never have; 1 existed art New Zealand. There is no' doubt a class that has been a failure} and also a class that has been a . success. The .successful c class, I think,; would be those who have taken ad-; vantage of the savings bank, the mut-' ual benefit societies, and life and endowment insurance policies.. ~ The failure class will say that they--1 have never received enough wages to. pay for any benefits of this kind, and. will blame their ill-luck, while in reality a lot of poverty is causedthrough ■ over-indulgence in ' many things that will at once come into the reader's mind. The position, while we are now. facing another election, seems to be that we have practically no unemployed, and that all workers are receiving good wages. Therefore is it not ;up to all of us to put away a small percentage of our earnings which would give vis a security and may also make possible our taking advantage of good opportunities when they arrive?The alternative to this, according to promises made by the Government during the last three years, is that it will take substantial portions from the; earnings of everybody and administer this money in whatever manner it thinks fit, leaving the one from whom the money has been taken just simply so much poorer; whereas, if the full advantage had been made of the savings bank, benefit lodges, and insurances, we should have been a community of middle-class people. It is far better for New Zealand to be populated with people of the sterling qualities of our pioneer stock, proud of their achievements, though not looking for praise—but yet having, hy hafd wor*«ad goodmanage-1-

whereby • they: do“«not; haveto- receive moneys that ‘has beetetaken from their -■own'iellaw-wbrkersiior fromthose who may ' enough to -work ’.themsely es, into a better position. . Jt seems; very\obvious that New Ze*land -could managed very; much better, by those who have in themselves made a ; success of their life, and' I think-this group is well; represented .in, the. National 'Party, The Labour Party • claims ,to put- the unthrifty into ~ a position in their bid; age; so that any. young man who allows himself to«have money taken away frqm> him - which he should be saving’ can . look for,; a happy life—no worries about spying and a glorious independence ; at-retiring age. I don’t think!—Yoursi'-etc., STUDY IT OUT. September ■» 21; 1938. "