NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1927, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

Australians and New Zealanders are both proud and jealous of their splendid dowry, and the newcomer who begins to criticise too freely and to draw invidious distinctions between the old land and the new is liable to get himself disliked. If the British immigrant comes to condemn our inferiority, and to land the superiority of the land he was glad to leave, in the hope of finding better things, he had far better have stayed at home. If he comes with courage and good humour to help in the progress of a young country, he will early find the road to prosperity and to the hearts of the native-born.—Auckland ‘•Suit.” It i- only necessary to look at what tradesmen and labourers have accomplished by solidly supporting their unions to realise that I armors il they chose might easily build up an imntensely jwwerful organisation. 1 hey will never do it. however, while milt or more than half of those who might join the Farmers' Union refuse to do so, and branches of the organisation are financially starved because some members do not pay their subscriptions. Farmers win shirk their obligations in this way provide as good an example as has ever been seen ol the penny wise, pound foolish policy. —‘•‘AYairarapa Age. - ’