The Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1924. THE CONFERENCE HARIT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2804, 30 October 1924, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1924. THE CONFERENCE HARIT.

('< >AI AH'-XTIM! on i In- reeeni Afutiii ip.-il Conference In Id :ii Auckland, the Herald snvs: “Every movement, however small, iiuisi have its conference. mill tin- conferencr habit 1 1 roods tin- disease of "roinils." I’lns malady lias tun . nsi 1 \ recognised ympioms, ilia use of ilia words ••protest" and “ui.ua iijmii file dov (•rmneni." No admmislriilion enu |,i,pa io deal seriously willi llieso ilioiisands of protasis from dozens

I.l' conferences. nor ran it seriously examine the reined. "uruail upon ji in place of the subject of the protest. It follows tliui nuirli conferinee “work" is lirati iig the air. sliair futility. The municipal deleuates have admit led as milch, and arc seeking- so to organise that their deliberations may ha more cllrctive. Indeed it is time liial a general stock taking of eonferciu-as was made. In the aggregate, they must cost public and private organisations a great deal, and value should lie asked for money spent. It would seem first the pruning knife should he applied ruthlessly to order papers. Subjects should be cut down to six or a dozen lirst-elass issues, to be thoroughly examined. Conclusions so reached would carry more weight, not only by (he thought given to them, but by the emphasis attaching to small numbers. The time Urns gained in the conference chamber could he devoted in the case of local bodies at least, to demonstrations of what is being accomplished by the municipality in which the delegates aic meeting. The educative aspect ot conference should he made its salient fesV.urc. instead of talking ai a higliei auth oritv through an infinity of remits, lime would lie more usefully spenl in observing wlml brother boroughs i,rc doing. The conference should be less a lalking-shop and more a school.”