Correspondence.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 408, 2 April 1909, Page 2

Correspondence.

[While feeely opening our co omns for the diecuttion of public matters we <to not necessarily identify ourselves with tbe opinions expressed by correepont ents. We wish thus to be diatinct’y un iuratood.J NEW ZEALAND’S OFFER TO ENGLAND. (TO THE EDITOR ) Sir, —Oar laie Premier (the Hi s-. R. J. Seddon) was the first Premier in tbe British possessions to send a contingent to help Britain in Scuih Africa, and now Sir J. G. Ward La*; scored by offering two Dreauncngbte o Britain —a splendid offer, fahy eu» dorsed by all patriots. We Lave • bowu our loyally to BtHaiti by cur eager willingness t,- always be lie iirat io give other coluniea the Icar 1 , not only in huuntariaQ leghit ion, but also in that palrieti-na which has uj ide England Qasen of the E«rtL. But if Mr Carnegie's vi*ws had been adopted by Britain a«.d America we would now tie united in eea defenc . If : h German aud Am r ej-n people could only lear nihat i. ; cuile wiih Britain sayt al- these powers the • »- of roiihona sterling our commercial relatives would improve, a feeling ci g:»a?er etu.'siy w< uld r.pay the ’r able, and the mm ey •us saved cou'd be apru* jo t pruiuj ivw lands and improving tb.»>»* already opened. AtO'-ricanF, Br:ti hr? ecd German* ’Originated fr< m "bv same tlxa Auy «•!» u.d il < y n- ’ , .it the heavy exp*n«e of Ld :dmc L*bHug machines. If G’-rtac.y per i&te pn • bnbly .* war will fake p’uv, and result in tbe cotap!e‘e <li-a:«r;m n> of Ge--many, as B r !laiu and Am-r-c.i rnu>’ eventually rule the world. —Your*, etc., PAX VOBISCUM.