Liberty of the Press.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 July 1938, Page 6

Liberty of the Press.

A judgment of Lord Russell in 1900 in a newspaper case in which he said that the liberty of the Press was nothing greater or less than the liberty of every subject of His Majesty the King, was quoted by the Hon C. J. Carrington (Auckland), in commenting in the Addres-in-Reply debate in the Legislative Council yesterday on “veiled - threats” in Government ranks against the Press. “If a Government such as we have today, which has control of broadcasting, gains control of the liberty of the Press, which after all is the liberty of the people, what chance would the people have of protesting against any measure brought forward?” Mr Carrington asked. “The Government has control of broadcasting and of Parliament, and there are murmurings and veiled threats in the Government ranks with regard to the Press.”

Lady Godiva Up To Date. The legend of Lady Godiva found its way into the debate between the visiting American negro students and Auckland University College. Mr H. George, one of the Auckland speakers, in arguing that history repeated itself only in, broad principles, and not in detail, re-' marked that it would be most interesting if the incident in which Lady Godiva was concerned —assuming it to be historical—were repeated today, but he thought such an event unlikely. This led Mr C. W. Gilton, one of the visitors, to point out that, so far as Lady Godiva was concerned, there was no need to wait for a repetition of history. It was only necessary, he said, to go to the New York stage.

Less than one-half the world is inhabited by the white race, yet the whites control nearly nine-tenths of its area.