OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 February 1941, Page 8

OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY i To the Editor, i £ n .~_\Vhen Moses brought the Israelites out <>f Egypt he had very considerable trouble because he endeavoured to run the whole show by himself, with the result that the Israelites spent much of their time waiting for decisions from Moses which Moses was too busv to give. Jethro, the fathei-in-law of Moses, saw the difficulty, had :> few brief words with Moses <who was a good leader but not a good otganisen and tlwn Jethro proceeded to put the Israelite house in order lheie seems to be a parable here for those who can see it. In 1!H!!. owing to the influenza epidemic a state of emergency arose and the position was very well handled. Today we have a nebulous organisation in the E.P.S. --composed of a band of volunteers prepared to do anything but not knowing where t<> start, if this organisation were run «n military lines then definite situations w -aid be envisaged and plans mud<- to inert them May I therefore suggest that the following situation has to be met Wellington for some reason- '.rar or <-artb.qu.ik< is m a state of ij.it: c and ten thousand people are streaming over the hill and it is calculated that at least 5000 will expect to be m Masterion tonight. I: should be remembered That i’.i a stale of panic money ceases to have value and "borrowing’' takes place immediately. The various committee of the EPS should therefore bring down :-ep..>r‘-s oi their methods of handling ths position. Here are some ■ a the jobs Billeting Committee. Covering temporary accommodatiu!'. as in camps. etc Police Place a guard on till bow- . t-r . motor garages, camp:.; supply cum potent tragic Control, supply extra patrolmen. St John Ambulance Know.: headquarters iciiti’rcd to work from; telephone, etc. i’hu in" Society. -Coinrmttcf ;<> deal With expc<-t;m, mothers; committee to handle a creche b>r lost children children whose mothers require help S.-nil A samGUwi squad n; required for the normal dutir- of :i camp but they would have to lie extended to lite whole U>WU. I *- issariat - H may be practicable :•> up eati;n' ulso-. am! it tin.y m>t Remember,; i; thus then- nu.y b<- n .. jimiuce tea day or tw th<”. ■ m?--inenls must be made for mill-, and food ami the equitable di’.!ribut-.oti . f th: He.jdqu.il tel’s Duplicate ht n - ■< ■ ■ .i : bo ananged It may be •>-.. t present municipal leader aid ; . . ■ al the ■ • >tk- . I lh.i' <■ i ■ If,-We I’lld become the victim • ' ■■ m-cideol No * cL'am. 1 ■■■r,o’.;id ■io:..-;..;; . .. . mm\ :dn i.m’ r .ch It i;..’ 1:0* 0 I; th. the I. P K ' ■ V. - ■ : ’ If O,r s m ch' - 1 ■ nrni Th” 1* '. !Il>-lti> ■isnulti She ■C'in'.e 0 ‘m I* S. • !- I - RIP VAN WINKi F .U' e: ' ;. r t”.; . 1? 1 ]