THE WAR AND MIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1915, Page 6

THE WAR AND MIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND.

..-KTTE-lt 111. WAIt MEMORIALS. To the Editor. i-iir.- 'Many of the inhabitants of New Zealand wili have to mourn the death* I,f their relative- in the war. but their Icirs will be s.we Icr.ed with pride and with thank! iilne.-s thai- their de.itiis with honor :avi il New Zealand Irom Hie dishonor of Herman kulUir. '1 hey will natiiiallv wish to coin ti leiiu >la t e the.r patrioti-in and thus keep it. Irc-ii for the encouragement oi tho-e Vet iin'ltorii. M-niV more will rejoice at the return ol their fathu's. and brothels, bearing their laurel* «f victory with them, ami. th 'V. too. will be anxious to record the'i' th;inklulne.s in mi empty or common mea-ure. In eitiier ease no better form could he imagined than the institiiticiu of a tr.lining /arm, espe.iallv lor t'm .ttlni iHiiL'h t in tile miiih- war atin -e in wlic- ■ honor they are created. Training in England would only teach a lot, that would have to lie unlearnt in New Zealand, hut tie. in.stitut.ion of such a farm would he oi' t'ie greatest possible Jieiielit to tin l per pie at heme and to the pin-.; crity of the Dominion.

Tiie oiilv Ooveruineii't having a (raining farm /or iiriiKLintiUs i* thai ol New South Wales, wji,) ;ii. their I'itt Town iVna men ami lads the heimlit ot {..ice irciiilr-' five traiii;nii" in lite nidin.r:ils unit, pcaliry. sin; j), du!.y ;;:i l oilier form.; oi fanning'. The e<» i< nljout live shilling•per head j it we-k\ after allowing lor tv.■ value <.f lin ,: .r labov. hut the heuelit to the Stale if, an hundredfold "Teater. T lis allO' (!•; the hiil- an opportunity of nvovrrinu' their and hardness wliii'li u.navt.idalMV tK-.'onie redtieed on t'ie voya r e. ami of oettini; over 11kmr hnmesiekne.-s ar.'.l t ;:c loneM>nien"ss oi 1 lira] lift' before they u'.'c separated. The distribution of the la<U nui lie done mo'i' e;trelYlly than if a I'lru' 1 party had to he dispersed in a fey/ hours, ami xhr training rJunvs llu- ;-t-r^una 1 im-lination oi the hoys theiuMd\e>. .-.o that they are

made to lit the jo!,< they pref-r ami are most suited for.

The example o/ M'\ at War.aku- in training narties of Hritish to \ew Zealand farmer; with a three years' cnur>e and witli graduated wages throughout, is worthy nf being imitated bv thousands of ether settler.--, and all will find that hovs are more interesting than ra.elioi'-es to !<eep and train, ami expensive. Thc»se who cannot arrange for boys can found domestic training eenti'es for women am' iiirls. 4* ; ,;;e<'ially tho>e who are herrave i bv the wa>\ Here the students V-'o;ihl learn sewing, knitting, cooking, biking, preserving, the care of poultry, flowers and bees, laundry work and general domes! icit.v. The college or centre cuuM he nscil also as a distributing base an I home in the Dominion for tile immigrants in case of holidays, change or sickne.ss.

Dce;ls are the only worthv form of | memorial to those -whose actions have j bel ied to mould New Zealand, and to j make her what she is. Xelson. Welling- I ton, IMarliboivngh, Cook. Talniwston an ! j flrev are commemorated in he- 'place- ! names. Campbell Park and Sargood • CiV 1 t kann '.He e':a» pVs wortliy (o be ! generally followi-,1 at t!'.e present time, not only by individuals wini have the means to raise su.ii. memorials and .thank-offerings, but the provinces and (ities of tlie Dominion, who should also collectively consider such beneficent works as their duty to their forces, to their own honor, and to the glorious country they dwell in. The beauty of New Zealand cannot be improved by the erection of statues and groups, however allegorical, which merely serve to emphasise file comparative littleness of man. Her grandeur is her own, and her future greatness, for which her sous have staked and often giv"n their lives, depends upon such worthy memorials being created to develop he resources, to defend h"r destinies, and

to replenish and increase her inhabitants. H will also be remembered that would-be, artistic ell'orts in churches a-nd

elsewhere are not included in the acts of mercy mentioned in the (iospels. These advocate rather ,'piactical works of true charity, such as t'he memorials above-mentioned. These al-u diffuse tl-:e intentions of the giver over a larger area, than do tablets, windows or obelisks, and the naming of them and their beneficiaries keeps green the memory of the founders and of their objects after metal, stone or glass have become worn, mutilated and defaced. The well-being and employment of tiie ,ex-soldiers and ot the dependents of the fallen is one of the outstanding duties of t'lie Ivmpire after the war, so that the peace may extend into our homes as we'd its throughout, the world in general.— I am, ot.-.. « T'IIOS. TO. SHiyaVP..'K.