WHAT CONSTITUTES PROGRESS?

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3397, 30 January 1920, Page 5

WHAT CONSTITUTES PROGRESS?

“Socialism.” says somebody. “Fad,” says another. “Pa.ternalism,” cries a third. But, mark this well, the least important thing about it is the name by which it is called. Those who live Drincipally for the pleasure of hugging words to their bosom 10-ng a.fter all Spark of life has left the letter which they spell glibly over and over, may continue the pursuit of this childish pastime. Men who have sense enough to recognise human forces and currents—who know that the \,y;ol'ld is moved by these, and that "151vogr<=ss1 comes through them and not by the names they are called‘——sflch men will understand that England is putting the houses of her people in order. In other words, she is getting ready to gay her debts by organising her commerce and indus.try on new lines, far in advance of anything else (as Germany did before her). She is preparing for her reentranée into W0:-Id. markets on a larger scale than before for it is from those markets that all the nations must collect the money for paying their interest c-harges and debts. Such an economic measure will be precedent to the payment of national debts; by all nations. ‘And in'the Wo‘:-‘king out of that prograinme the house, as "a giver of rest and contentmellt, source of satisfaction, cunhlem of true community growth and forerunner of sound community ‘saiues, will play a part which England seems to understand, at last." Shall. We in New Zealand learn? I