GOODWILL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 412, 8 November 1911, Page 7

GOODWILL.

To the Editor. Sir,—ln a recent issue of your unbiassed paper, Mr G. Elliott truthfully says that there is "a state of genera! dissatisfaction and unrest. The mill, the mine, the workshop, each secketh a change." We can clearly perceive that the Opposition back-reform party is a large factorjn that "state of political unrest". He speaks of .the state of government in this country, has been hindered and side-tracked by the ignorant wrangling and backbiting. As Mr Elliott says the view point is narrowed by the party prejudice; thus in a measure he answers his question '' why is this house divided against itself?" Political foik should think on peace, goodwi 1 and just order for the people's state. I-Ie rightly laments that "they cry of the brave-hearted women and children of the backblocks goes unheeded." Not altogether so, however, for those who seek to give all the good workers of this land their rewards are savagely opposed and misrepresented by the Opposition, who misled us bacblock folk, so that we ignore the welfare of women and children in the slum blocks of towns, who are likewise racked by hundreds of thousands of profits, interests, and rents. What drove the people so far into the mud and timber? Because they tried to escape the squeeze of crushing land prices. How many farmers and others seek to farm the farmer instead of the land. The Opposition will not reform this, but teach us to idolise the fallacy of freehold, which is not free, but subject to the goodwill and justice uf the people at large. Even the Maori lands are so heid though their tenure most resembles freehold. If we wish for State security of our homes and works, and selfishly resist our fellow citizens in their efforts to obtain security of home and works to hold free from the exactions of unearned profits and prices, we shall forfeit their goodwill and our goodwill also, for the day of reckoning and vengeance would come. Mr Elliott says he sees signs of storm and electric charges but if the forces are properly conducted and governed) by truth, love, justice and balance they will do good work and not break into hate, anarchy or damage. Well may Mr Elliott question "are we advancing toward anarchy or toward a new mode of things" I think the Maori lands question will teach the people some of the ethic 3 of labour, and land occupation, for they begin to see that those lands should pay for bensfits received, and may also be just enough to admit that the people of New Zeaalnd should be paid for benefits and services given, instead of being swindled by those who have the freehold of the purses of the people. They may also learn that usury for storing and restoring goods or wealth is against the law of Moses and an unearned increase. And that the Holy City is a planning or vision given to wholesome minds, who are free from the hold of that Babylon the Great where the right to live and to farm is, sold, together with the bodies and souls, of men, and goodwills.—l am, etc M.PARKINSON. Otorohanga, November 3rd, 1911.