THE RAILWAY SERVICE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1718, 8 April 1913, Page 4

THE RAILWAY SERVICE.

"POLITICAL CAPITAL." (By Tcie£raph.—Proes Association.! j Invercarflill, Anril 7. ' At' tho scud-off by mcmWrs of "the Scconil Division of the Railway Department to Mr. E. Dobbio (slationmaster), Mr. Dobbie said that an endeavour was being inndo by Opposition newspapers to make political capital out of some remarks that ho had made at a previous similar function, and the "New Zealand Times," for instance, had bTiilt an editorial on them. When oil the occasion referred to ho bail said that raihvaymcn should bo the cream of Jho workers he had in his mind the serious responsibilities that rested on them, nml for that reason great caution should bo observed in selecting them. Without plenty of intelligence and ability a man could not be a suocessful railwayman, Ho hail nothing to say ugainst the present Government nor the previous Government, nor the management. If lie had a grievance or complaint against either he would have mentioned it. 110 was not "digging" into the management of the railways, nor tho Government of tho day. lie objected to tTio remarks Itting so construed. • What ho had in his mind was the young men who would be soloeled. and who later would bo placed in important positions. In regard lx> tlio appointment of a general manager, such appointee, |o his mind, should lmvo been made to serve in each of tho Departments and should graduate from tlio bottom I'niig.