DANGEROUS SENTIMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 8 June 1917, Page 7

DANGEROUS SENTIMENTS.

NEW ZEALAND'S OBLIGATIONS

CHRISTCHURCH, June (3. Pessimistic ppropheeies were indulged in at a meeting of the Mackenzie Council concerning the Dominion's productions. Mr. T. D Burnett, of Mount Cook station, said the position was far more serious than many people seemed to imagine. Very soon, owing to the impossibility getting labour, only half the wool would be prodnced in the Macv kenzie Country that was produced five years ago. He knew of one runholdcr who formerly kept SOOO sheep, whereas now he kept only 3000. Referring to the need of organising labour/ he said that there wer e "loafers" who would sooner go into their "six-by-two," than go out to do a day's work, except at wages which were equivalent to a share in the property on which they were working. In Prussia "loafers" were treated differently. There they had "loafer" colonics.

Mr. Gillingham said that if Now Zea land sent to the front the men of the Second Division, when there were tni million men of military age in the United Stutes, it would be madness and wick-.d7.ess. It would only be doio for. the sake of bringing honour and glory to politicians. Other members concurred with these sentiments, bat were warned by another that such remarks woi.ld get them into trouble. Mr. Gllingliam said he was not afraid; everybody believed what ha hal said, but they were afraid to giro utterance to their thoughts.