Post-War Problems

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 263, 5 August 1942, Page 6

Post-War Problems

Sir,—We have read many opinions from various people in your paper ou post-war ideas called “The New Order.” Such opinions are developed round their own work of life with the best intentions, but do they really serve the purpose? The first thing to be done after the war is to feed the people in all the oppressed countries and otherwise, and this will require a huge organization because they cannot wait for seasons. Today there’is no surplus of food in any' country, people are all rationed iu some way or other, conserving whatever they can for their own needs. War consumes everything, especially food, and it will be little use telling people about the new order if they are hungry or starving. Before they will listen and reason they must be fed, and feeding them will be the tallest order we have to face, to say nothing of the housing. We have tiie example of Greece facing us today and there are many countries similarly situated along the Baltic. Winning the war will be little use if ive lose the peace as we did last time, and have to fight the battle over again. This is a question requiring the attention of every Government today and provision to meet tlie situation must be made. It would be well for all Governments to discuss it and provide a world plan. After arrangements are made in this direction we can work: out the new order. —I am, etc., LEONARD mckenzie. Wellington, July 29.