CURRENT TOPICS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 99, 4 August 1910, Page 4

CURRENT TOPICS

i -THfi PGLfiraeAi; humorist.. ';. fhe' ;&ghity;' of' : jPari|ampn(<'jS;lspmeti meg disturbed,'by' hum6rists;' of : the! class ref ty,' wiiose' inclusions' ,are''; necessarily returjied ';tp'' ; the; ; 'eterria|. question of and", a funny, fejlqw, 'raajle. coarse, altysjpris^.' jflis, fi,ne; scorn "i'eat-pulling,", as Tae (wd..tb£,' lie' enib&lmed, , iij 'Hansard) ', ,^mphasjs ( es the ; .parochial ;would ,'haye beeft' jndiscreet of' hihi,,to ; tioi t in t^is..strajij|' qWri e;ieciotate v iallusions (/p industries'.outside Riccartqri, jare permissible; ,ahd l'laughable] The; farnier. is' a frail w^ith,' Vfeight'ed ;tb dearth Vitli^he'cares of 'c.onf,' is almost it^absuja'l to 'refute, : B'ut .Ijt' is poasible; ;t)iat'^.eve.ri 'persons',like"'the'member for; jßiccartbn may be believed by'^ott'e'sec;-. Itionkof the'^pmmunity^^'f 1 Jlr. Wit,ty; lis. really Concerned ab ! 6ut the children of. jTarariaiji,, ; he ! should 'perriut;. himself 'ah lexapiriajtipn, t o£' them,', He;. Will ;'tfnd '.that they aire "fich in ,bipod and' ttprie,' that their ayerage' Weight arid of life'; £re equal to those Zealand, and immensely, superior to' city children. If,.he. <&W. to investigate, he Will discoVer. that the 1 "child-slaves, ojf farariaki" supply' proportiW, of virile, health)';, progressive citizens, equal.,'in physique,; mentality arid humor to hiniself.. 1 The reference, to professor Rutherford—t>he/: only New. Zealander who has. ; giihed absolutely unique distinction—and,, Major §ir Harry Atkinson is unf as eviderice that the dairying industry produces fine people The dairying industry, had riot arrived when these celebrit jes r were boys.' Cheap sneers, however, are.We.ak Weapons, evert" if lusediby a parochial, ppliticiari.. It very good, of Mr. .Witty, to that; the, "c|ild, lop'k,healthy, It is, of course,' tlj'e, fact, t,hat ,the country produces all the' brain' arid borie and sinew for the progressof the nation. When a .politician, without data, makes idiotio 'statenients,, concerning matters, of which he is ignorant,, he should he very definitely told' that cows'ar'e more' than portfolios, and - Taranaki- children more .thjßin pump, politics. ..,,,, ~„

ifosiOTJai;"" The necessities of the case have lately spurred many people to ft consideration of the most inipofltantsubjecjt: they .could discuss—the children. It, will yet be ' considered'a national crime in any civilised: community to h!ave one child who is hungry or ailing. In, a recent report it was s'howln 'that' matty* thousands of children iri'London had-never eaten an adequate meal, had never decently clad, arid! had never "seen anything but streets and houses. Philanthropists try hard -to- deaj with the fringe, <>i the subject, and, as far as pondon 'is concerned, an organised system is'how in force by which the child? en of parents, top poor to feed them properly are supplied not only .with mental food but ..with /bodily food,.which ijs far more important. Any medical j mart will say ithat ialmost all children; hejutjiy. Ignorance, crime, and povert' handicap, many children from birth, and the t&mMfaofiaJrain on child-life is nowi viewed with real alarm nor enly by philanthropists but

by Stater. To ktep a child healthy to the time of Hi ipaturity is to give it the best 3tirt iti' life possible. The smallest ailments of children are worthy of the stiijy o?" the greatest men and women, for in a country where nil the pe.op!- : uere .pirys!. ally arid, mentally healthy there would be rfo problems. I New Zaaiand, although she gives much : attention to adults, is behindhniid in her atteniion to the..children. Irreparable damage may be, fp.usedbv earlv neglect W\[ JSWWW- ana the necessity 0 .of for children is/ the [putepme. ' We are siheereiv glad ' that ■;mr.' Wilford; Mayoress" work for the" establishment of a | hospital. In, these <iays ot ; specialisation; no special!woflr coili(i' be 'savinr>- of 'chiiaJ ren's lives;' 'iPatient' ,! sttldy 'bf ;, Hiseak I'th'at attack ' Susceptible civilised; chik;. reh has 'had magnificent results. .Diseases that were*-formerly' fatal in- the i majority of : -casns- are now more ?asilv jcontrolled, and.there is'iriuch'Ti'ttsoii-'for is hoping, .tinit many.ot theui< will! 'be -iirwilly ; I • defeated'; in; the i future: i If -the - 'Mayoress ,iof'- Wellington ;>< in her initiation -of ' i a splendid public service, spurs.other people to make like,preparations,.. she will .bp do|ng ; magnificenb work. ,=, We.ihoDO ..thai willi crown- her .l?ffoiK„- *:•■•;.■:•-'■.... :; -.. ,v',-.: J( i:..",; ,!:'; S .' " Mr; Hine, M.K-for.Stratford; ;aijr unnamed member (before "the hiahe?t iqourt.in. the; land" with the serilus ,ofe,nce; of: using!his;position: (Pprspnr.whOi framed against Unnamed .person;! would,;he: decided iWj , m .absurdity. .U^a,,membej ofnParliament, has ; "?;ciied [ .aß.a;,CiOmmissio l n agent ■Mi W tor th e :i Government 8h every,,,, member-', ?of (Earliament^.in,,the, House* j may -.'a*, -the moment be l 3Usp W ted. l by,his ; c.on 3 titue'atfl] 'W..W e >''»' h . 0 , maj; hive definite infor>CT? T%,>%mv*i to '.'..id i?sj! am mi' ' thp.'.sowe-; fii ™ls 'nam'e, the alleged knvSbevm iuks S3 not the chief .one. The people "who "are 1 represented by* 'flrfj 'nl&bei- for whom! .the i.aU,egabidri is; should''khovs all-rabout/.it i as 1 ! soon, as'vpossiblo;.v; "PitW ; wm. i!if s.uch :Ai itransaction 1 really" iditt] .ta^p,place,-it is;obvious ithat'the alleged mw .was as;blameaibl.e.,:asr,the ; vjigue; person wh» is,said,,to. -have;taken money illegally, and should bp named also, ft such a transattiifr'rea'ly occurred, MrJ Hme;ihas, of coiu-se, a'-perfect'right to be-very angry and to ihertion it, Mtf ' hisiduty:to='be 'plain'and 'specific! ■when-making charges- that might any/bne:!of la' Jhousefiil. of K is necessary thatxthe .leaders of the'peo-i pie should be men. of. { absolute integrity] If a man guilty of such an on'ence as 1 'Mrv'Hihe''-charge's the unknown witu'rej. mains"iri"the'-House; it necessarily *614 VWi itfettt the' "Itbuse > cbin'dones' the -Nt I 'fenceji land'-'is-th-is as dishonest as h'*>l ;Nownthaf 'has ; 'made-his. ohacges -foe should andoprobably ,fbi|ced:rtd substantiate; fchemji and only. :playihg i with i the ; and 1 ;wjtl( the people its.;membersi.xepresenty.-jbiy ijhe(|ging" : ,on t.bj>i,s,wbjeeb,..ofi a ,Boyai ,gommissiofi,a ; ' H^does.. not ~Beemi:to...W .beca,usei Mriuißm M ireticent ; : abftuj •^P^ing>,,,wliat.,"he,,heKeve3..,to...'be the .tCT'th.,'. ~,,.. ~,. -\ ';• '..,"';, |