THE STATE AND MORALITY.
Sir,—ln to-day's issue, Mr. Justice Cooper, dealing with a witness in an unsavoury Auckland case, is reported as having ; warned him against tho danger of being prosecuted for perjury, and finally to havo stated that tho witness appeared to havo little or no moral sense. Apparently Mr. Justice Cooper was surprised at the appearance before him of a witness possessing little or no moral sense. Why should he be? Wiliy should he or any other New Zealand magistrate, or any other servant of tho Dominion of Ncit Zealand, bo surprised at tho absence of a moral sense in New Zealand citiHsns? What is the Dominion of NewZealand doing to oultivate a moral sense in its citizens? Of course, tho_ pcoplo may study the resorts of Magistrate's CouTt proceedings end see who gets sent to prison end who doesn't. Beyond that, what does the Dominion of New Zealand at tho present day do to inculcate that moral eenso in its citizens, which it finds so necessary for tho carrying on of tho country's business?—l am, etc.;
J. GIBSON SMITH. Wellington, May 23, 1913.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 1760, 27 May 1913, Page 9
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186THE STATE AND MORALITY. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 1760, 27 May 1913, Page 9
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