"SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE," ETC.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 161, 2 April 1919, Page 8

"SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE," ETC.

Sir,—l have been thinking how inconsistent people of the world aro to-day. and e.-iHX'ially our leaders. In reading the paper I find that the polico made a raid on a house in limiting Street, and a number of Chinamen were caught playins: fan-tan, and then fined .ilOli in nil— not a bad amount. I also read in a country paper a few weeks ago that a Cinnamon who was a fruiterer was fined for selling cigarettes after hours, and also another Chinaman for working in his garden. It seems so striuige to mo that we seem to pick on the Chinamen, Mr, Editor. Look at our own race and the gambling- that has gone on in nearly m-ery town' of New Zealand lately. I have seen it, men, women, and children engaged, and not a word said. When I have spoken to some of my friends, they liavo said, "Oh, it is for ilie war fmuls." I say, away with such means to raise money for war funds. In one country town they wuntod a motor-cur for the Plnnkct Nurse, and,on the sfroct-corner they had lo .get some men selling tickets for' different articles. Another gamble, but not a word said. Now, ns to selling cigarettes after hours: how many hotels do it, European fruit shops, boys who sell lollies in the picture shows? and I have men the men who sell books in the 'nilmy trains, also billiard-rooms, selling

them, but these are allowed to go. on. Now we conic to working on Sunday. This is too biff a job to mention. We start on our leaders who make our laws; look at tho clerks in the post offices and railway stations, men driving their cars arid' carriages for hire, also tramwaymen, and yet allowed to go on, and thousands of others who are working at their different trades, and not a word said. I think, Mr. Editor, if the while people go on with gambling, then let the Chinaman do likewise. What is good for tho goose is also good for tho gander.—l am, etc., A.B.R-