THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1912. SEEING THINGS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10686, 13 July 1912, Page 4

THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1912. SEEING THINGS.

"Lord Islington, in common with some of his predecessora, Iras a penchant for seeing things, and of gaining knowledge by dbiservation. This is a very Avorthy objective on. the part of a Vice-Regal representative, for ,it 'bringy Mm into icl'ese contact with all classes-of His Majesty's subjects, and enables him to form M« own conclusions upon these matters which are peeui&irly inte/resting to the Grown. Possibly His Exctttienoy would hot be prepared to adopt the romantic imetliodls of the Governor of Bengal, who until recently was Governor of Madras. Lord ,Ca.rn:iicb.ael lias investigated for himself numerous abuses in .the various puMic services. For example, lit having come to his ear? .that thlird-cfflass- carnages on the railways were shockingly overcrowded, he bimlself went for -a tMrd-diass riide, shabbily dressed, to a junction not far from Madras. He found the carriage (packed almost to suffocation with .crowds of noisy, half-clad and perspiring natives,' who were penned together in the hot and narrow compartment like isliecp. Having arrived <ac his destination, the Governor spent the might on the station, examining the third-class carriages of all tlie trainis tat passed, and .watching the ibeliavio'iiii' of the European guards mid officia'ls. -In the morning 'he returned to Madras —with a first- ' class ticket. On another occa.sion Lord Qairmichael spent -Half an 'hour in Cne of the crowded Madras marketiplaces, which he had heard was neglected by the police. After chatting with a number of the buyers and sellers', and satisfying 'himself, by the aise of his iowm eyes and ears as to the truth of tlie accusation, ho (made his way to .tlie police istatikfai, and put a few ■seairolaiing questions to the (officials*, where.upwi. lie was told to mind his own business. "That is exactly what I am doing," 'lie <re-

iplied. He then aeked for the linspe-e-Kon book kept for the ctttry of rc<m!a.rks, and the astonishment of the constables on seei'ng the signature of the iGfovemor of Mhdrae may be imagine'd. Naturally a Govertior who adopts these .methods doos not enjoy great ipop.uM-.iiy with the Civil Son-ice, to 'the imcmjbors cif which tills sorb cf zeal on the part Of 'those ra high places docs not appeal strdngly. With the general people, however, :Lord Carmichacl "is very popular, thr.-Uigh h:7s popularity can hairdly .be put down to his HarcuVi>-all~Ra.sehid escapades, v/bieh are known, ondy to 'a few. There .remains the undoubted fact that the people of India do not realise ithat personal worth in a ruler cay:n exist .of outward pomp and .rplendour. 'M Indians saw their Viceroy riding a bicycle with a dfotli capon; h:'« hfead, they would, r..s Vi-count .Harding.? has said, be perfectly horrified.

A PROGRESSIVA PARTY. The party 'wheb, after sailing under '•the [false 1 cciburs of "Liberalism" for years - ', has mow gone into the •cold tehades of Opposition:, ap.pe'ars afraid to identify itself iwith the .Radicals, ; and is determined to retain the 'name of "Liberal." The ,Govor':i.ment, which can .no longer retain' the title ■of the "Rjefcnm Pfarty, - ' seeing that it has achieved rts /reform objective, •will have to adept a more permanent 'title. As it is; essentially Liberal in its a.nd as- the leader lias promised progressive l legislation, wq would 'suggest that Mr Massey's party ibe known as the ''Progressive Liberals." TM.s would at once create a .distinction! in nomenclature between •the real artic'la and the sham, which should avzi be aslnmed of its Radical propensities.