WINNING THE WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 March 1917, Page 7

WINNING THE WAR.

To the Editor. •Reading the reports of the vari- <• .clings held recently dealing with tin lOiiseription of farmers, income tax, etc., all the speakers seemed to have forgotten what our leading statesmen at homo say are the necessary things to win the war, namely, men first", money second, munitions third. Does it strike any of them who it is at the present time who is receiving tlio products and collecting the income tax, if there is any. in the North of France, Belirium, and Roumania? Tuke the meeting held in Eltham, how many of those who took part in it are actual producers t 'When using.the word producer, I mean the toiler who is working f,rom daylight to dark. Your reporter mentioned that on the day of the meeting Eltham was like a huge motor garage, or words to' that effect. . Does that look as if the partiei-, pators were toilers? The outcome of this meeting has been the appointment of numerous small hoards, consisting of what are termed supervisors, to manage and look after the farms of recruits. Have these supervisors the necessary qualifications for this? Are they all sound, practical, successful farmers, anproved and authorised hy the Government? If so, will they he able to devote the whole of their time to this work?— I am, etc., RENOWN. Opunako, March 15.