THE DUTIES OF CITIZENSHIP

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 16, 13 October 1917, Page 8

THE DUTIES OF CITIZENSHIP

Sir,—ln your paper we read that at a public meeting Jlr. Webb inado the following remark: "There must be 1:0 quartor between tho workers and Iho powers that were robbing the people." Now I wonder if Mr. Webb knows himself whom he means, but he should certainly be asked to explain himself and point out these poor down-trodden peoplo JlO has in his mind'. To me it is incomprehensible how people can sit and listeu to such twaddle in a. land where good wages are paid and where work goes begging. Speeches that cause unrest nnd discontent at tha present lima should Ire suppressed; these are the things that cause revolutions, and those of us who have sons and brothers dying and lighting for this country often feel and think: "Is it worth while?" When we win this war I am afraid, unless we adopt a spirit of thrift and give-and-take, our Empire is doomed, and in niy opinion agitators, of all sorts would be better employed helping in some way ths necessary work that lies on all Hands instead of playing on men's discontent.— L am, etc., AN OBSERVER,