HURTING THE OTHERS
Mr. Justice Reed's pointed remarks on conduct in relief camps will, we trust, receive the immediate attention of the authorities. We cannot believe that the majority of the men on relief works are given to drinking and gambling, and the few who are bringing discredit on the others must be sharply checked. His Honour suggested that the Unemployment Board might be able to regulate the payments. This should be easily arranged by adopting the system of allotting pay as it was applied to the troops on active service in the War. It could be a condition of engagement that such an allotment should be made. A further necessary measure is discipline within the camps. Men who will not observe rules made for the general good-should be dismissed. They cannot be permitted to bring discredit on all, and that is what they are doing now, for the public are quick to condemn a whole company .for the offences of a few.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 8 December 1930, Page 10
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163HURTING THE OTHERS Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 8 December 1930, Page 10
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