HARD WORK AND MONEY.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 February 1915, Page 3

HARD WORK AND MONEY.

(To the Editor.) Sir,—(.iiite a number of paragraphs

liavf appeared in the press lately about workers, and the gist of tho story is against tlie worker. Tho latest brought under my notice, is a quotation from Sir Robert .Stout's speei: , - recently made in Christchuroh. NoLp the stress the reader is expected to place on the word "learn" when Sir Robert's subject says, when asked if ho can fence: "No but I can learn." Nearly anyone can "learn," bat' of u.so is your learning if you na/c v vv opportunity to use your knowledge' A man has to loarn « number of braiiches of different trades and callings, I,it tho experience generally costs a good doal of money. I know u man at present learning flaxeutting, but his education is costing him from 4s to ">« per day. Another is quite qualified to fill fivo different positions, all of which are regarded as skilled, but there is no demand for his experience. Sir JRobert also leads one to suppose that hard work will make one wealthy. Well, hard work is a good thing for the body and muscle, but when the £s. d. is fitting, wealth will not be the reward. T venture to say that few men die wealthy if the wealth is directly gained from solid toil. Permanent employment is a feature Sir Robert seemed to have missed in his story, too. Hoping readers of- this story will not imagine, that hard work tneane a full purse or stomach.—l am, «*«•> YORK.