NOTES OF THE DAY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2183, 23 June 1914, Page 4

NOTES OF THE DAY.

—. —-^-f— —«^, Evidences of a, new spirit in the " approach to the eternal problem of roads are everywhere manifest, fhe proposal of Franklin County to raise , £80,000 or £80.,000\ to pirt its main j roads into a/'thorough itats of i& 4 pair with the assistance of a Govsmj ia-eni grant is the latest indication . that the old {lays of harj-ai-zatd pateh- , ing are rapidly g«n.g" fay, In faraj naki tile Ootmty of Wa-iinate West ' has in hand a senfeme to raise a- simi- , lar amount; in Stratford "the dewaftd j for a new toll-gate an tte North , iidad is bringing the whole question j of roads very jfluch into fche fore; ; arid in' Hawte's Bay tlie County ' Coancil at Jfcs nexs meeting witl clis- ,' «ass a Biotioa to tor two of the L main roads from Napier to £[(vst--1 ings. ,Ttte meni-befs of the Fraaklin I County Coimcil, is asljing Mr. I Massey om Satwrdaj; to assist them jj in getting a_ pound for poutid sitbsidy tfn their projected loaft, ox-, j plainftd that thej; dcsiretl to end .the' ( f rittef in.g away of stsa-tt&u.nisiii read , repairs iffofti which na one get much ~ benefit. They wete aht.a4y getting I annual graftts o : f about i'SO,OQO a j year, and tiWy believed tlia* once . their i-oacis feere thorougMji , in order f these -could fe dispensed- with., 'dX' I cepfc in case ©I. flood damage-' or when , an iiaporfa.nt brklgft tef to be i'e- , built. It has beewms vary plaia that I witii. ika great increase- of. .motor traflfc a large poition of tbo 'nwaey aoft f cxpesdod iB repairing roads ofl 5 the olt! lines is vested. Many eounty $ coinrei-k am niaki-ng, or jtroposfrm . to make, eos% experiments) a.nd fb i is to bo hoped that- the Government ' will see that really expert guidaueo I is obtained in this most iniportant . mattsr, f ■■■■■■■■■■'■■■ ■■■■■■ i It is to be feared that Mft, HlKB- ' MAKSHi despite his twenty $M yeiafs' ) assooiati-en with the Labour moves liififtti has yet a good, deal-to iearti - coiieerning'thu in'tolepant .Spirit b&- • hind the rnilitant section kjfiown hero t AS t-ho Red Federation. To ewggasj. • to » Bed Fcdavatiort gatheriag that ■anyone opposed to tfto Federation , And its methods • coakl possftjy bo i hemest in his convictions was very ! rii.ueh like asking tliern to. believe ) that the fouadatJen oa which their i whole cause rests is ttasoitnd and - worthless. To jshfim, bl-hidc-d as they ■ ar-o by tlift finmity and hatred fester* , ■ fid , hi the tfafliings of tteir : fcaderfs, ! the idea.of Mr. Hbrusias or any i other Minister'b.eittg prompted bjf a, i sense of dnfcy ifl putting (town strike i lawlessness, no doubt appears too .absurd for words. They hnvo beMi ! led to beliiivo that tU-osfi who cj-ts-agree • wilti them are actuated ity the bnswt I ■ motives, that all who do nut see cj-c I : to <:.ve with t-ti«u tint] who opp-osr;] : thciir wild schemes and reckless j - methods do so for unworthy piir-j . poses; and th& idea of an honest dif- [ • t'erence of opinion >vh-j?ro their np-t pniwwts Bi"? twceriwrl is treat aft ssj i 4u insult to their i»telligea«e. 11$ (.

member for Wellington South should have known this. He is sensible enough to see the folly of the attitude taken up by tile militant element of the Htovctenfc he has been connected with for so many years, and on Sunday evening he. told" them nothing ■ movo than the ba.ro truth. : But the. insiiltisig manner in which, hie remarks were"received shows bow littk te-ed is given by these people to counsels of moderation and fair play ayen. from their own friefids; The incident should serve ati another objcifc- ■ lesson to the, public. They can w<; ■ how in tolerant these, txti'eniists of the Labour Party Are, aflfj oan fortw . a very fair judgment of the position the coitfttry would bo in. should they • by flieaas of barpainiftj; with the ! wardisfa succeed in their endeavour ■ to secure the balance o{ power in the ! nort Parliament. A nvf days ago We directed atten--1 tion to the grave risks which many » provincial towns are running ; through tho promisotKSHe sttu-ttgr, of - explosives. The latest- .town to take 1 the matter up !S ; Ne\v Plymouth, At '• Safcni'day'a jneot'lng of tlja Fire ' Board there a report by the jjoroufb 1 Inspector ■ disclosed the fact that ■ large quantities of explosives ajwl in- ' flammablo goods were stored in the ! central 'blocks of the business area, of ■ the town. One ijrfri, {oj instanca, 1 was found to be carrying 7@lb, of gelignite-, &lb. of gunpowder, and 20,0(19 cartridges; 95lt>, oi gelignite, 20lb'. of gunpowder, and 500 cartridges, and sb on. It was pointed <wt that the- Bwoagh Council gr&ated tte Hcejisas io'e the ster- \ ii)g of beuzifle &nd jterqenn*, wjiile. ; the storage of explosives was I trolled )jy tlie Customs Department, ' Tha Superintendent flf ; tke Fire fei--1 gads, Mft. BBfeiißiSqSEH., eai-d be felt '. Re would be justified ia not allowing ' the firemen to enter a-ny of the places--1 mentioned ifl the reppr't in the- event 1 of a fire occurring. 'The bgard, after \ eWTßiderable discission, Hiy pro- ;' pcrly passed ft. resoluttom urging on ' Wα Borough C/Qtin'cil the need fa* I immediate "aotioa to prevent, disastrotis conscGfucßcos to life- and J property; The -diseJ'Qsures made at . <and Iffew Ply- •, tftoufh < shew felmfc those Bot'ougli \ Councils which, have not ali'Sady inrestigated tlißir local couditio.hs [ would d© well to gx> into fcbe naattar ; without delay. , " • ' ' few Federation qf ta'boar and its supporters are gifrwiag iflcreasingly J anxious ab.oiit ibe farnie.fs' vote at ' tha coming .general elections, A few [ short months ago it 4id not stijt tlie oonve-aicaco of'the %d Fed&i-iitiott , that the Country's jn-oduec sfeould go ( to London. . frie.tariaei-s thereupon . said to tfecttis<?lß)S: "V&rj , if .; tho FetteratiOJiists Wtfh a holiday I we will go down to the ports and ' load the goods ourselves/' IMs was .- A perfectly reasonable proposition, , but we all know what happened, and , how the fa-Wnsfs who canie to town ; were referred fe? as "the souk , , of thn ! country," "filthy Specials," tod by ! Various other choice epithets, sirjjple- , mented by brickbats, hunps of iTon, ', aad other ftiissiles... Sw Jilt. fioßßsiSGN, M.P., asfcs the pitljlie to ta.ko , leave- of its senses ahd > bftli.evfe that this Wris all a dream.' 111 a* address to. his constituents' at Otalsa [ last , week, the lucal papei- reports |, him, as. 5aykg:..,..,.,' Ti«i (SoveriiiifiMit 'tried tft &mie tts jmprcfisien, tl.iat flio striTiefs wist&il if) iiijriTe th*' fanftci's. M%s- r they tilw . striked) tiad offorert," ttewigh Uic apsaker, < to Ion:d tire fururers' foroutise dHViijj; tho siriko. ' Mr. liana-. Novc.v litowl of itt 'Mr. Eubei'feon: Ko. the duvernnieß't tank . so&d t'frt'e o'{ that; but that Was A fact. ' M,r. Ro»E-iwsa» OißSt _ have very , peculiar idea of the intelligence of '■ the electors of Otaki. . Mn, .FwwERSj tk Kew Souih ■ Wales Ministei , far iPuMic . spoke Ids wii&i' freely last week to a '. deputation -of nj&vga-ri&e tnanuf '■ turejfs. The d'epufaWon z&rne with ■ the request that c&Io-wiftg should 'bt> !• permitted in.nwgar-iw a.S in. hotter. Margarine, it w*& dodk-rcd, was eijually as huiritioas as a groat many .people were efij.played. in its rns-niifactore, the indiistry paid the best wages, and fto "cheaip child labour" was ctppioyed. as W tlie ! dairy farms. mqre®vei\ ! bad an itnttonse beH ftf : fi~s : t*eUss ! eoconwt country fyaftj : Qiieensland' to West Msfealia. Ohc . manufactuFe-r dfldared %Lt .be , .bad > friends ready to put £5.0,5)@ into tho industry on one .eouditioß-I—thut1 — thut K was raiade lawful 'to colour ffl*i*gar- . inc. Mb. Flowers very pertinently • asked tvhotliw the co-touring of ifla-v----i gafiite wottid wake it niore hiu.triti- • one. He safipsttiel that if any coli our -would ad he was open to consider the question of fearing fnarSar- . ine coloured blue. The deputation . showeei no &ei,re fi?t a-coirt«to_jni«<j ■ on tihm basis, finally the Minister ■ told its rafenjbei's' that what they w-aßied was to tufn out an airtreje ■ that wfflttld . be. irtdisting.U'is'habio fro&i tniiter. . His wply was that peajjle 'who. trfctf to deceive that . akrald get two yeafs' ifflpviSoniiTont.. H inargiiiri.ne -wag all .they -said it j was, the tra-tlo.. co|lW be bviij* ti : p on :' its quality. MosS will a : groe 1 thai the positioia taken ffls by. Slit. . FIowEKS was a tlvaMftghJy sdniul one.