OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 August 1939, Page 6

OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

THE LEAGUE & RELIGION (To the Editor.) Sir. —For some time past a statement has been freely circulated, in Masterton, both publicly and privately, to the effect that the League of Nations can never be successful because the name of God is banned from its deliberations. To disprove this, I wrote to Professor N. Wood, of the Chair of History, Victoria University College, who was recently at Geneva, and present as an observer at League meetings; and also to Mr W. J. Jordan, High Commissioner for New Zealand, who last year was Chairman of the League Council.

Professor Wood replied to the effect that he was sure that the statement was not correct, and Mr Jordan replied even more definitely as follows: --“I know of no rule on which the Council, the Assembly, or any Committee of the League of Nations works, which forbids the name of God being mentioned in deliberations, and I cannot understand anyone honestly suggesting that such a rule exists. This reply applies also to the constitution of the League."—Yours, etc..

N. A. R. BARRER. President Masterton Branch L.N.U. Masterton, August 15.

RAILWAYS NURSERY

(To the Editor.)

Sir. —I in your paper an advertisement inserted by the Government advertising the nursery at the Wellington Railway Station. According to the advertisement the nursery is for the benefit of "mothers and others visiting Wellington or passing through.”

I take this opportunity, Sir, of quoting my experience. While on a visit to Lower Hutt I decided .to take my child, aged 18 months, and leave him at the Railway Nursery for a couple of nours while I did a little shopping in Wellington. 1 travelled from Lower Hutt to Wellington by private car. On taking the kiddy to the nursery they definitely refused to accept him —because I could not produce a train ticket. I offered to buy a ticket there and then—but this offer was declined, because I had not travelled to Wellington by rail. I could not leave my child at the nursery. 1 could not carry the child about Wellington while shopping. so I had to return to the Hutt—a day wasted. The least that the Government can do is to make it perfectly clear in their advertisements that the nursery is available to railway users only and that no others need apply. —I am, etc., "MOTHER.” Masterton, August 15.