PRESS OPINIONS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 22 April 1913, Page 4

PRESS OPINIONS.

In the world's great privately-own-ed railway systems, and especially in America, the men on top have in very many instances worked their way right from the bottom, and are the better railway men for the doing of it. Every facility should be accorded promising men to do that, but unfortunately there is a tendency in officiaJdom to stereotype, and in industrial unionism to hold back the superior employee from the special effort which would develop special excellence and merit £he greatest erward.— Christchurch News.

We think it quite possible, and highly probable, that the U'lirestricted freehold will lead to the aggregation of land, but until it is proved that the Massey legislation has brought about such a condition previous Administrations must bear their share of any blame that may be apportionable to them. We like to get that ".square deal," but we are also prepared to give it.—Eltham Argus.

So far the Dominions have tritcl to get all they can out of Great Britain, and give as little as possible in return. That sort of thing wa.s justifiable in the early days of the Dominions. But it is not justifiable now, and the Powers have done us a good turn by letting us know it.—-Xapier Herald.

Mr Massey's eagerness to defend his Ministry suggests unfortunately that he is in danger of missing the paint of the criticism of aggregation. It doea not matter who has been responsible (for aggregation; the point is that there has been aggregation. Mr Massey must stop it and he will not stop it by telling us that land must be found for settlers, that Maoris must be dispossessed of their luiklS, that Crown lands must be opened up, and that .Crown tenants must be given the freehold, —Timaru Post.

It is, we understand, the intention of the Govcrmiment to malo several "calls" to the Legislative Council before Parliament meets again. Tho number of fresh appointments mentioned in four j and seeing that the Council is reduced in strength to but' 33 members, it cannot be argued that the Government would be "swamping" the Upper House by the increases mentioned. As a matter of fact, the proposal is a very modest one in view of the happenings "ujj above" last 'session.—Dunedin Star"

It is worth keeping iri mirtd'that everyone of the Socialists perambulating New Z-alamd at present is drawing from £4 to £6 a week each. These gents do no work and don't intend to do any so long as they can get enough dupes to put 3d's in the plate. Anyone with strong lungs amd a dictionary can make an easy livng in New Zealand, that's the reason Socialist strikers are hastening here from all over the world.—Grey River Argus.