ART IN NEW ZEALAND

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 118, 15 November 1939, Page 8

ART IN NEW ZEALAND

(To the Editor.)

Sir, —Having noted the wish to encourage art in New Zealand may I suggest that the invitation given tp well-known artists to exhibit be extended to amateurs and students.

Sucli an act would be a direct encouragement and would, I think, bring forth some good "evidences" of the progress of art in New Zealand, where we have .quite a number of keen "triers" who get very little opportunity to exhibit their jefforts, and profit by the criticism obtained.—l am, etc., * * * '

STUDENT.

.Wellington, November 11, 1939,

CONDITIONS OF LIVING

(To the Editor.) Sir,—Mr; Hi G. Davies's letter in yes* terday's "Post"; was certainly very amusing. It is gratifying 7to be told by Mr .Davies that I have a very poor knowledge. Although I haye been a diligent student all my-; life, I admit that there is still a lot to, learn from universal science. A|fiong the vast multitude of residents of Wellington,5 including other parts of New Zealand, there appears to be united co-operation, except for Mr.. H. G. Davies. New Zealand should feel very proud of such an exceptional man, especially as he says he is so. "well known to many employers and "'.employees alike." Personally,' I know very few employers. I am very sorry that I erred in the statement to which Mr. Davies so kindly refers. It is abundantly clear that what I should have said was, "Even with the highest-powered micro-, scopes, we cannot see all that the Labour Party has done," for this is nothing to what it has had the opportunity to do. However, its policy is, I consider, so unsound that the onlyway it can rule is by dictatorial power. Consequently the democracy, to which Mr. Nash refers, is challenged. It will require the fullest cooperation of true New Zealanders to answer that challenge. .

'Any-.tear's of love which I shed for the Laboui? Party will not block, my view through the wool with ! which Labour leaders endeavour to blindfold us. Clear as mud is Labour's logic. For'this reason/the element of logic, the science of correct thinking, should be taught in primary schools. Despite what Mr. Davies' said, I shall continue to sign my real name, which ,is

WORKER,

(To the Editor.)

Sir, —Your - correspondent; H. .G. Davies is to /be -congratulated on the evident improvement in his conditions of living, and I am glad her ip so fortunate to be in,- the happy pdsition of employment ata reasonable, remuneration. I would point out tb the correspondent that conditions are not so rosy* for man:yy hundreds of men who were, happily •' employed in 1935 but who are now forced to "the humiliation of a visit to Buckle Street to register" (to quote his own words). The position is just, then, a- reversal. Many who were unemployed.in 1935 are now working; but mahy who were employed in 1935 are now not working, and through *no .fault of their own.; Conditions,-then, are not a? perfect as H. G. Davies would have us believe, for unemployment is still with us, arid. will probably increase., No. 1 Window will .see a lot of new; faces, certainly, and among them will be just as many genuine workers as your correspondent would have us believe are getting more than the.minimum wages at present. His reference to "nice dividend" amuses me. If it were not for the same "nice dividend," there would be no work for anybody. Mr. Davies argues along the usual lines, but the fact still remains that there is real unemployment. among the staffs of businesses that.have been ruined by import restrictions. —I am, etc.,

JUST A WOrilAN.