PRESS OPINIONS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 13 May 1913, Page 4

PRESS OPINIONS.

The Labour Party can only hope to win tlit? co-aifidenee of tlie majority of electors, including workers, as it convinces thorn of its inherent reasonableness and moderation. An injury is done to it, and its legitimate oauso is hindered, as ofteai as the public, <»r a largo section of the public, is induced to say, however mistakenly, of a strike which it believes to be unnecessary or utterances that seem dangerous or preposterous: "This is Labour."—Timaru Herald.

Labour, as we are often by its leaders, produces the health of the country; capital itself is only accumulated labour; wealth and capital in their turn find employment for more labour; therefore the more Labour produces tlu» better for itself. This incontrovertible fact is, however, overlooked by those who advocate the limitation of output.—Taranaki Herald.

If another Imperial Conference is called it will be futil? unless it leads to practical consequences, and so once more we ranch the point at wiliicb ft '.'gland seems to be fated inevitably with the claim of the Overfca Dominions for an active share in the administration of the Empire. The Dominions male no definite demands. They have not even formulated a fccheme winch would render such administrative co-operation possible, but the facts to wiliich we have referred are workwig irresistibly in this direction, ana when the principle is once establish d England and the Empire can be trusted to find a wiiy.—Auckland Star.

Had Mir Allen chossn to oontimu the policy of the "Liberal" fina;:icii to, or if the "Liberal" financiers h-icl remained in office -o continue it. for themselves, in nin .» or ten years this country- would be living in a perpetual nightmare of bills calling to be reviewed. It is quite bad enough al. i;adv: before the c-nd of next year be wee 11 £9,<XK),fI(H) and £lo,<){)o,<KKi worth of short-dated debentures faII due.—Christcluirch rress.

It is no secret, of course, that some betting has for years past taken place in connection with Melbourne football ; it has been reported that there is a little done in the same diivctio,:i in New Zealand. But it ha<~ never taken hold of the community out here as it has done in England, where it has attained the dimensions of a grave scandal. It will be a bad day for football if ever- it becomes the object of wholesale gambling.— C'hi'istchurch l'ress.