AGE OF SCARCITY.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19884, 13 May 1936, Page 9

AGE OF SCARCITY.

} (To me Edltor.) ‘ Elm—Two of your correspondents are, I note, discussing what they call "cconomlc secrets." Sim-e thcy up—pcru' to have no objection In [his discussion of “St'm‘ms” in publin' | pm—‘posc lu Hill on um: 01' llwm to ll‘l me into a I‘vx'lnln “Sm-w!“rwrlmllu‘ly, tin: porinal or lhc "an—'o of Sl‘fll'i‘il)." Mr H. li, Ymmu' \\l'il<‘s: "Thorn is int)? Hll‘ >~lii|lil‘~l lu-wl l'l-I‘ |lX'i\':l|l' ' pmvplu In sum mum-y fur im'vsllm‘nL 'l'hnl idm in u nun-\hul ul' Hit: ”.20 ul‘ .\|‘ill'l'“.". :1111l is ll|l\\' nhlszhiunml “ml nut m“ duty, In |[llulU .\ll' H. A\. \\'l'igl'l, EMJ’." I “'l‘“. I lllink Hint Ml' \\'l'i2‘ll|. null [.\lr Ynmm Inn. hilYl‘ hm): lulu'll ”11> "11.20 ”1' saun'vils” fur gl'unlwl. 01'1";thlnusl}; I'll! ] «1m [mm] In l'Hl'l'l‘('liUll. ,1 :un nul manning Hm r-unlvnlinn rulgzu'ding' inwsllm‘nh in Hm Inn"! ‘qlmhnl. nnr um 1 just "having .1 Ilul« Mm" 411‘ “Nights Ilrmlii. won llmujxh iHH‘ Sl'hl‘lllu lines nnl, “ppm-1:1 In luv. Im,’ \lo\\s 01' m-uxxnmit-s [wing I'untlulm'nl—ally (lil'l'm‘t‘nl, and lllWlllillK 11ml lm‘ vxislcm't- nl' [mu-Ply amidst :Ilrumlum-v is Iml. mum‘tur)‘ in 11:. m'iy‘in, :uul mu ’nnl hv I'vl'nl‘lm-Il 11> nwnu-lm'y nu‘ulhx ’J‘lwsu “mum-vs :u'n Hui ill i.~.~':u-. 'l‘vrms must Ill‘sl lw (ll'lihh'tl “hm-u :lhwrv 14 :( I'I‘.I\III|II)|]l‘ mél lul' 111-Hui-iliun. \\'|l:l[ i> nil-illll [ly III“ \wml i".|;_'l-"‘.' II is nnl nl' llllh‘ll usu guilt: llu Illu (”I‘HHH‘II'): I'.’lHH‘l‘ \\l' \\.ll|l [u llxmm \\h.:| “zm Imam! “hr-n um! luy, ,>.|)_ .\stlmll ll.Hl.‘:',~l¢-y in “MIN .\.-1' MN Vinny" | Hlinh \\:- “HUM In: Mum: “.IHVI'NM'} um Illilh’HW' H‘ “1» km ln- Int-.ml PM! Hu- UmN nz' ~zlmm Mn»! whwlg'iml) \_\H("‘H'IIHI\" “illl Hu}.::l' u-i' [‘II‘XIH. J-ml Hm! Hu' I‘I'llllll‘ll" ilmwinlh In Hml \\r'l'v'.llu'.~ul’w'n‘t'ii). 5!:le \\l-{n WW} 1 : Hnw 1...‘ um \\\‘ ;:’u ELH'EN.’ \\H {mm in Hm MI-laallu'v- u.’ |-.~;.r11i-' :wImum'h \\Hlln:.~ 1:11:11: ”1' HI“ LIIHIII'I‘H In" Mn. ui' 1h“ Inn: \:!mh~. .nml u] IH'H‘III--«'.Al‘l"\.ll_' MHTLHIH~ ill huh: HILIHIII .\mi“ .mu. H' Hun :‘u \\4 Wlmu'h, Axlrl .ulw Hn- >H'.||u.~lvll‘l‘l' .lii‘~ ‘lmvh HIV‘IIQIHHWI. 1: i\ rwnln'lmlvlv- HlJl '\\w Enu- lan.l nu 11.1 mm. ”I 111" Hwy lIHII u: H'l!|'—\ 11w} “unlil IHU‘ I‘vqumwl. \\._- nil] 1m» Ilmi JEP 1)): .\‘ext m: come to me Great. Ice Asa,

some 25,000 years ago, when the ran-tn, it, is stated, altered its axis, and “il' region then the equator gradually hm'nmc the poles; the time of the l migration of the Great Apes. That may have been an age of scarcity, hill llallersley took no uoguisanoe of past geological epochs. Down we come, then, to the time at the Egyptian civilisation. cradled in the fertile Valley of the Nile, say, hack to 6000 years B.C. From that time on. then, which was the age of scarcity and where was this scarcity in cviitunce? In further definition. I may ‘puiut out that the ficarclty llattersley its concerned about is not of motor tears, wireless sets, airplanes, but 01‘ ‘thc primary necessities 01‘ life—food. it-lothing and shelter. When auJ‘ iwhvrc were [hey really scarce? ‘ Uni; could quote history amply to show that, there “as nu real scurrit." iin the taint ot' the Pharaohs; there ‘\\n~ animus rum in light: that tho iglory that “as. tin-ecu lllld the great—link.» that “as Home dint not pass away :lhrolmh M'arril)‘ of lilo necessaries lol' lift: that tho l'aniincs in lmtia and tuition \\'t‘l'l‘ not due to real scarcity; glint i] may in». hottvr to come nearer Eoor o\\n lino-s. For space reasons -l \xill just gin: onl- quotation, but one “hirh Kim‘s a fairly accurate piuturo iol' the :tt‘illilililt‘fi lor tho past 8000 1‘ Mao's. in C\L‘l'_\' lamt and (‘iilllu \thro itlu- conditions whirl] irrvovi pmcri)’ ‘anihlst plenty existed, A reader kindly :Hl'lli lill‘ a rom‘ ot' Lioiilwtl‘s ”ltural' lithtos.” amt here is onel of many. :isiioiinr passages, the (late being Aprill 'l‘J. irkiiliv— I 5 "I have before ohsnrvmt upon the ‘inoxhanstihlo rirhus of this land. At tho will of live miles 1 can“: to u ]ll|itiit'—ilt||i.\'l‘, and lhuuu'ht i would get south ill't‘dlxi'llhil hill the poor woman, mm a triho oi‘ rhihh'rn ahout hcr,| Ihmi not a Inorsol oi‘ l'ililt‘l' meat. or ivruatll M n illhllil' rollml an inn, al :ilih- t‘nrtlo-r on. the lamtlortl ilittl no. tll"~li. l‘M'i‘llL n llillr t'itillt‘ ot' immun; amt lhollulu lhr'ro “orl- a good loony liollsvs nl'ilr ihv 51ml iill‘ iantilortl inhli lIII' Ihat [lo- [it‘lvtril‘ \\z‘ro i)(,'|‘l>iltl} sol poor that Illt: hull‘llvrh hazt h'll oi't' iClillllLZ nu‘nl. Just ihr- stain or thinus that Mixlmi in l'ranm- on Ihr ('\|' ot'l ,lio- ]lv~\oiniiolL lII] that \v-ry spot I‘ loniuwt ill'lllillll mo nlilll u-onntrrl moriiliin luo thonmnnl l'at hill‘i']! in tho hollow-U How tuna: ho“ long. lennl hwll i) Ihi< ~taiv or iillilL" to Lial'.’ l|u\\ ion: \\ii| liil'M‘ lu'oph- ntiil‘u‘ ill ihr- ioiri~l ot' lrlrnl} 1'" ‘ll'. lhw ér‘lo‘ mn'iili roiorno‘r ha.~ hu-wr ~ll|.‘iitll|.L' to low it) thu- tlromrin; oi' I‘ll'Hl' anti the hu-roptanvv of truth: nuimui. \ii' \ounu‘.» lm-wm ”ration-. 11 \\..ll|:i iu- \il’l’anl‘iiil‘llwll Ht"!“‘i'.\. l >ll‘—»"~i that ilt' .‘iillJili iii-up [hi- ““5.yoi; Moi-cit)" pifl‘dtu and :uhatitute in

ils place Ich real tat-t, which appliml lo “10 past and umnllvs now to lhu .m'csan—ugc of exploitation—l um. clu, l ’l‘. E. Mu.\llLLA.\’. I .\lutzunulu, May 11. _._—_._...