Meeting a National Crisis

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 107, 30 January 1935, Page 11

Meeting a National Crisis

Sir, —The painfully bewildering “holdup" of the Prime Alinister at Christchurch. by a very small representation of worthy citizens smitten with distress, presents an opportunity for a little deep comment. Aly sympathies are with all concerned. The incident at such a juncture must have drawn a painfully realistic picture in the mind of our worthy Prime Alinister. Here we have a country 100 per cent, prolific, yet we have thousands of our splendid people suffering in silence, thousands demonstrating, remonstrating, and thousands forced to conclude that life is almost unbearable and not really worth living. What could be done? Big things could be done —have been done and can be done again. If a raging war broke out now, anti the need arose, our authorities could and would raise an internal loan of say £50,000,000 —to fight others in defence of our King and people—and proudly boast that the amount could be, doubly subscribed. Our authorities would also expect or compel' the cream of our manhood to sally forth to the light—in combination with the huge amount of capital so necessary. Obviously, all this would be Correct and truly traditional of our great British people. Likewise, I feel sure it could be just as possible and necessary for our worthy Prime Alinister and kindred authorities tq la,uneli a campaign of capital and enterprise to overcome the ghastly and indescribable conditions stalking the King's subjects in this prolific outpost of our great Empire. I would say with confidence that we in New Zealand are easily big enough for the job. So let ns carry on with it at once. We could all then be, and truly feel that we are proud British subjects living onde more in halcyon and saintly days of enterprise and prosperity.—l am, etc., S. F. DARRAGH. Wellington, January 24.