DOLLAR WORSHIP.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4931, 27 January 1926, Page 1

DOLLAR WORSHIP.

AMERICANS TOO BUSY. HARDLY KNOW AUSTRALIA. After a tour embracing Britain, Europe, Canada, and the United States, Mr H. Priestley, of Cremorne, “is convinced more fully than ever that it is a privilege to be able to live under the Southern Cross.” Mr 1 Priestley returned to Sydney by the R.M.S. Niagara .after an absence of eleven months.

In America Mr Prieptley found that there was Tittle knowledge of Australia beyond the fact that it was a long way off, a.nd that the American Fleet Was there a few* months ago and the men had a good time. When informed that the area of Australia was greater than that of the United States, appeared incredulous. TO remove this impression good work was being done by members of the Rotary Club, whose motto, “Service before Self,” Mr Priestley sa,ld, appeared, to have been an inspiration to many of the more intelligent Americans.

As to prohibition. "Although much might be adduced in favour pf prohibition —theoretically—it has been proved, after five and a, half years,' experience, that it is not an unqualified success,” said Mr Priestley. The Volstead Act doubtless will be amended at an early date.

"If the Americans would adopt a character standard in place of their dollar standard their influence throughout the world would be immense,” he added, "but one becomes tired of their boasting of the cost of anything without stating how many incapable of directing attention to anythign without stating how many hundred, thousand, or million dollars it cost. However, with all their faults there is much that is good in them, and we might follow their example in many ways with advantage to Aus.tra.lia.

“The mental attitude of many Americans appears to be similar to that of a fellow traveller who retired recently from business a nervous Wreck. He stated that he would He awake all night scheming how he could get the better of the other fellow, and when he succeeded he would lie awake all. night wondering how the other fellow was scheming to get the better of him, until it finally got to much for him and he had to quit.”