Truth THE NATIONAL PAPER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1928. Railway Cranks

NZ Truth, Issue 1198, 15 November 1928, Page 6

Truth THE NATIONAL PAPER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1928. Railway Cranks

TS it not time that active steps were taken 'to stop the persecution of railway passengers by cranks, religious and otherwise? . The worst of it is that these people mean well. They cannot by any stretch of imagination conceive that they are not only a nuisance, but a menace. Some weeks ago, a passenger on a southern train was surprised to hear a voice at his elbow asking: "AVhat about your immortal soul?" The passenger, a cheerful mortal, replied with some courteous but light words. He then had to listen to a tirade which commenced: "When you are m eternal damnation you will recall my words ..." Another "nark" is the distributor of tracts. Recently, one of these people, handing out tracts on a train and observing a passenger throwing away one of his paper slips, bawled out : ''Read it! Read it! It will save you from the fire, brother . . .". It was a cold day . . . and a little fire would have been a welcome addition to the carriage. However, the tract went f. its way- — and the passengers are still awaiting the bright red flanles.