LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THANKS. Sir,—l. hare much .pleaguro iii tharife-; iftg tils raenrbers of ttio ilaxbotfr Board ■ of Wellington for tlioi* re?oiution passed at tlicir last nieeting, giving juo tlio pre&reiice to refrain frtnj wharf' work as not being sJuta-Me, fffto. uoing a eoustaut job up country, I■■ volunteered to go to ppeu tlio pl;rt. 1. ca.tiro hero on jVoveintjer J. - last j'o.av,; and Went tlwougli the mffl. My ii.fo was iil danger daily—-ptenty of assaults and insults; went to wnrlt whtoe 1 <vaa ' ordered^— paiiTting, eoaiing.j defik-haysl on tijo Kapiti, *n<l storked cargo on . tlm Arapawa* 'boiiig proiiiispd a kt of i good jobs tt'tid preference. But .(is soon as the war was over all Iritaducss o.ftd proinkes wero over. I dif] trat r<seci\*o justice ffdni tlw ferenien.;, n-fj' income «ame dowa to 15s, 74., and fcftti wee-k to 45.,-7ti. Coniplaining: was mj , only Weapon, and I sent a letter t-o tho Harbour Board'meeting.'. That tettetY pro*, teed, is my toward for w.y toyftjty t -, tlio coijiitry. "AH t have left is t union hook a.iiid; the badge, A nice pfe-. of justice,'indeed.. Thanking you fe, anticipation,—l am, et^, H. PEABI/SIAN*
27 Jessie Street-. {Enclosure] Sir. H. Pearlraan, 27 Jesßtb Street, Wellington, Deru- reply tb ywr letter of 23rd juistaut (W.H/fi. 372145 ha.ve to inform yoti that the'board at its niceiiii'g yesterday cfifisidorcd the samo aiid adep't-ftd tb.a reports el ■ the , «'Jiarto£cr and tho labour .femsttau to the. effort that you iiivd 'been, fofflvd uustti;tst)le lor the board's work. I am, dear sir, Years truly, ' Ssccietriry.
CANON GARLAND AND THE REFERENDUM.
: Sir,—As fho BiMfl-ol*Sehoah Xsagive, tliWgJi 'loudly vaiiuting its .appeal tp the people, seems to te'o a; looted anti- - pathy -fo. a, jwMi© irieeting, m% I be , allowed to niake a few epnT.niciit§, on Canon Gjifland J s latssb speeeh":eom- ■ ■rnents that froijld lvavfe been fiadsj ctt' the ineetiiyß'if it had I*esu open.to thq: public? ■Caiton G.ai'land refers ,io ihe Ji'So of . Mm te'fere.n-diifil in : SiVitzertahd, SU: argument-that the r<wewmd gfiiitl.emau has already Wade familiar to tho readers o.i the "Gliristian Outtoaik,"' As the "Outlook" refused to publish lily: renly to the- Canon, perhaps life' has iioi yet seen- ik JMay I suggest to him: ftat lift read the article on. "Switzer-1 iaiid ,, in the last edition of tiro 'Encyciq- j paedia Bfitattjuioa? There , he tfill find , that- alt tfo ■cantons, escapt Geneva, ■ have State churches and that no VlQtostaitt teacher is ever appointed to _a Catbolio sehi)ol,t or vice versil» ts this tlie practtcft that tho Cauda desires to introdueo into New Zealand? J36e& he, wish to §eo the • <iccloßiastka:l \fhaW .swallow the small fry of the rcl'ig'i.oMs world? Can Canon Garlaiid espiain 'why Geiicyn, which has rid itself of the incubus of a Stete church, has |tho bost system of ■β-dneation? ■"
I'urtWr,' CiMipa Garfaild 'knows tlia.fc, Sniteofland linos adopted: the- pfihcjplo of. t'ho fcfofondun} wttji initiative. Th.o saiiie-. Gottrse was proposed in.Mr. Scd> don's BiH. This is a statesmanlike c.&atsi3 of action, liuti Oiwoii Q.ar-l.aiul does not suggest that his leaguo :siio<rtd retrace rts steps togo the .adoption: ■Of the rpfqMuduxu as part of ouj , le.gis- - laiivo Yet that is the hou- : iest eoufso far', him iifld ,tii.s felidw.ijrs- h> adopt, 'Hie questions to :b.e tl?cidqd aj*; 1; Arc irciirfawt qf the priWeipte 'of fife referonflflin , ? _ A't«. w,.fe p':rfepare(l to dqqidqL.t'ho'.p.uestio.ftvjgf tlis d'aj' by fh.o ditecst .vqtft -Of {lib-', peapfo?/ " -.. %, li Questran (1); he \i\ tho : ttflirniatis'C, "tiioiv .sljpiild' ths religious'; ■issue of thq Bifel'q-i.U-Sohoois be -sub"": rnitted te tho i»oplB? Tlics..Bible-jniScho.ab lieagi)?., iioWjtli- ■ standing. its 'pt£is& ,pl tlra .refoFcjiduini avoids tijc first: bstiCi *iij'ch. is '&£■ viMt. one. It i so l. iw avail ta thxs. : tote 611 Ad liguar question, Ux : cxperi',: ■enco has shown, clearly «ii.ottgh thp #'ei ■ sphenio- was ajot eVon effiectjyef ftj keep-. ing Jthp issue out 6l 'igenefai jKj : li;tics.; iri--tjecfi. It has given it A place Vf supremS: iinportaaeti theteiu, WJiethor wo augljfc ; t«'iado.pt tiro rdjjrciidwni'as parg-;<jf our , ieg-feiatiViQ niaetuucry is ..the first ques-. tion t<> Weeeitiedj 'Sucl Sny Clovoriir■fflcnt or meDiM # Farliamcnt. thait : throws qVor prineiiffcs in oirder- tq : STO; votes may find the ctturt'iijrg ■ of hoads has been- far froiii tveicui-ato, ,
Canon Gotfliod's etligr sbphMrieis At ■not Heed to b6 ©KpoSe.dVthey are; psteirt enough. It "h -induct. ihtsTcstjiig t<) iioar that the liqiio/r questioii is a "jx> ligioiiji , issue." Will the Caiioii <Kpevit&' % .position ,of tlie Aii#cait,Oh..tireh,on? tills' question? ■Decs Lie Awleinn ilia acCeptciuco ii.v his ■ChiirqU-.<?£ the profits of % liqnqr tasde ? -What will itlje, JEBMo, if introduced into tte, '.sehp.pls-,. ..teach, tho fililiclreji cflncp.fntrig PicffihibitloH ?' Wjiafr. will the children : leafii iro.nr tho TOforerolumiaton: toy M\pte? Canon Garlaijd professes . ; tg hayo a monopoly of nioßti'.Hjr OH iHs'.isidpi, I. taafcc'.thischarge tliat the latt'lias.foqeji ttftflwn in Bjinptlin by ministers »f tho 'Gospel., who have conducted Bible. lessb.ji.s iji school Jiours, "EJiig- Jias.iboen jjpilo' in the Moriiiiigtp.n an'd. Anderson.' Bay Schools... AVMt. will fcho (Jaiion say to i&is charge ? \Vha£ h.o Sard when. H was pu'bljoTy made in DuircduWnotlihig.., ■-*-■£ am., etc., "..'.■ : ■esos, a. h&nseu, Wellington, . . ■February ?5 5 IBM. ,
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838LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1998, 4 March 1914, Page 8
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