PUBLIC OPINION

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19897, 28 May 1936, Page 11

PUBLIC OPINION

Al expressed by correspondents, whose letters are welcome. but for whole view: we lnvo no reaponsibllily. Correspondents are requested to write in ink. li. ls essential that anonymous writers enclose their proper names as a guarantee of 500 d faith. Unless this rule is complied with, their letters will not. appear.

lOOIALIOATION OF EXPORTS. (To the Editor.) Sin—We are getting used to these outbursts on the part of Mr Poison. but. we think it a great ‘pity that ho (lid not think of this before. \\‘hni are the tarmers to do? Their exports to England have increased and imports decreased. representing‘a loss or many millions to the farmers, because. as we ell know. exports are paid (or by imports. How are we going to bring up our imports at least 30 per cent. more it every £IOO worth costs the farmers over £2OO, due to the high exchange? 50 the farmer tolls on like a dog chasing his tall; the harder he works to lnorease production the worse mess he gets in. Yet it the farmer correctly decided he is entitled to A good many more millions. and the control of the Reserve Bank, etc.. should be given to the State in an etTort, to get his millions. lie gets called a socialist. and the l-‘intint‘e Minister. the lion. \\’. Nash. a second Lenin: but what would you call the persons responsible for the farmers' present. tragic tateY—l am. ato.. COW-BAIL. To hope. May ‘26. 1'"! WINTER snow. fro the Editor.) Sin-« Please permit a visitor space to congratulate the promoters of the \\'inter Show. i had heard or it. in the south. and \\as glad or the oppor—tunity to inspert the exhibition. The range or interests rovercd surprised luau—from «‘lilitli‘i‘ii‘< homo-\\'ork lo the output or farm and factory; from nntionnl exhibits to the many activi—ties of the home. Really the range is exceptional. and i was delighted to see by the published programme that nttenlinn was living paid to things cultural. The playing or the school ornhvsira ni ihc opening rert‘nmny was a credit both to the su'iiooi fl‘nlll \\'lilrh it came and to the lnsii'uclor. and the mmpvtitinns in M hrlii \\lll do sometiiim; to sinnulnli- lilLL‘i‘\’.~l in many of Hit! arts. The. only Mlt‘nsion that l \\‘nlllil miggosl. \\hvn iil-' .trcuininiutaiinn i'illl ln- provided. is a loan collection of the host paintings available, in u \\'ell« iii hail, \\‘llli sruiing :n‘nilanlr, t funi‘y many pimple \\nulii ilml pimsure in withdrawing from thc tit-muted halls and avenurs for n \\'lnin to admire the works of great ai‘iists. 1 simply liiilke the suggestion. {or I have no criticism to other. The show impressed me greatly-4hr exhibits. the bulidings. the healthy. happy~ looking people. and the many doilght~ (ill children. it was m awry \\‘tty a pleasant (Luz—l um. etc.. .\. I‘iIEBBLE'I‘UN. Hamilton. May 27.

WHAT'S IN A "AMI? (To the Editor.) Sin—The letter over the name 0! the Rev. it. it. Grant Sutherland was or exceptional interest .and as a rest—dent with over titty yenrs' experienoe in New Zealund i can assure him that. the use of the word “nonoouformist” is steadily falling into disuse. It was heard much more frequently years ago. but. apparently. unlike the Mother Country. the term Free churches has not replaced it. Perhaps we do not. place as much importance on a name here as do the older countries, but I noticed in a book on modern Europe that the writer mentioned the noneoniormist consolence as one of the factors 01‘ strength in Great Britain. in any case, what‘s in a name? in centuries past to call a man u Cownanter “as to make a serious charge. and death was often [he price paid it‘ one were even suspected. 'l‘o-Lhiy many people are proud to claim that they come from u tiovennnting family. And it is a real honour.—l um, ctc.. ‘ A MAN U!" (.iAltliilllx': i .\tntamnta. .\tay 27. i i ‘ IN ALBERTA. (To the Editor.) Sin—The eagerness of Social Credit advocates to disclaim any cannot-tion 'with the Government of Atherta is ‘pnthetit'. They know that all the pre‘requisitcs for the application of their theories were present. poverty amidst plenty and nil the rest of it, and that ;tlio liowrniuont \\'ns returned \\'iEh illl overwhelming inzuorlty; but insteud or (letting in and showing what the system could do the .\Socini creditors ioilowed the lead of Major Douglas .nni ndopied n \\‘niting polit'y to see how things \\‘onL Now, of coursr. tho) urt- tr_\ing to prove that they hnw nolhlng to do with Alberta; hut nre \\e to imiim‘u that Socinl (Jredit him: Just spring from the ground ihere‘.’ They were the Douglas idms \\'ithont an) doubt, and the whole mownwnt, including its leader, pro—icrrcd to ndnnnisiur treatment by unit or t‘nble; in tnrt. in any way but per—sonally and on the spot. \\'hatuvcr nuiy hnppon to the items from Athortn it cannot be more misleading than tho Silt'itll credit doctrines have proved to W‘- \\‘hen the moment came for tlt‘iiltil Serial Creditors preferred to remain theorists. .\s the New York son put it, "Whatever the intricacies of tho scheme or Social Credit. the Premier was able to make default clear to nlI."—l am. etc.. , C.\.\'.\'Uul\'. Cambridge. May ‘27.

- LIOTURES ON lOONOMIG‘S. (To the Editor.) Sin—“A Worker" from Kalpakl helieves that. three lectures have this season been given by the \VJSA. on economics, and he raises the question of "propaganda." May I ask "Worker“ to be more specific? No such lectures have been arranged by the \\’.EA. in Hamilton, and 1 am at a loss to know the lectures to which "A Worker" refers.—l am, etc.. F. A. DE LA MARE, Chairman W.E.A. Advisory Committee. Hamilton, May 27. (To the Editor.) , Sim—Economies are studied by all people who have the interest or the country at heart. ’l‘hree tactors are necessary in order that. this subject should be adequately dealt with. The study of eoononiics can be Viewed from three distinct angles—scientific—ally, historically and ethically. Any person investigating modern political or industrial economy who has not studied the subject from these three angles. not~ separately, but in con—junolion one With the other, is not qualified to deal with the subject at all. There is a saying, “What is morally wrong cannot be economically right," and to prove this axiom it is necessary to go to history. A certain organisation set up to increase knowledge among the workers, known :us [the \V.E.A., is using its privileges to broadcast teachings of the Bolsherlk order. in examining the tlt'st lectures upon economics the inlluhnco 01‘ Karl Murr is indelibly seen, 1 lllll)‘ ildll that they tailoa great deal about money, but nothing is said as to where money comes fl‘om.—l aln. elm, .i. IiAIiItISUN—BELL. llnmilton, May ‘25, i GARDEN PLACE HILL. Til the J‘ltliltll'.) Slim—As the result of tin: CmnnniJ—“n direvted ttgninst Ilnl'dt'n I’llll‘C Hill by the zenlnus :uivorntt-s ul‘ its removal, it in nroimhly hul‘t' in my that most, people \\ho road the t'ol'rospnmlomtt‘, columns. at the Press llthllt that the hill in silllltl) :m untidy mum of use—less dirt. ill only In serve its at grunti—slund t'rom \\'lili‘li tn \iL‘\\' the “horns ut unsightly tin roofs" and chimney pots and squalid hurl; ‘\til‘lis ul' ilumil—tnn‘s business huusca. 'l'lus l'.u'i, titnt literati-4(- lin- hill is hi:_'hrl' limit the surrounding buildings and tilt-l'cl'urc looks du\\ll on Hll‘iil. is Si‘l‘tUllSl)‘ [nut forward us lilt‘ tw>t l‘t-nsun \\’lly it would not do its :1 [width park or any—thing L‘lnl‘, :thti tln-tu-t‘ure it should be got l‘ltl ut'. Although, as in every dc—lmlnhlo question, Illt‘l't‘, may in: sonn‘ ~wmul arguments on the “removal" Sltlt‘, this is [int one or them, and it is a shame lliill it ilils been used in fog tilt: i.~stn~ nnd to holster up the Case ngllill>| tho hill. The fact that the. \'tt‘w from the highest part is both inspiring and unique is lhu prinripnl reason why so many people in Hamilton with no axe to grind either way are opposed to the policy of digging il mm). in tin" centre of no other large inland toll]! is there such a splendid potential park.

a few steps above the busiest part of the principal street. Requiring only to be properly laid out to be appreci—ated, this eminence is a vantage point from which the whole town (not Just a portion) may be viewed at a glance. From Garden Place Hill the boun—daries of the borough of Hamilton are in sight in every direction and the general lay-out of the town is at once tupparent to anyone”, Hamilton’s chlei public buildings can be picked out as well as her parks, the native. bush in Jubilee Park showing up particularly well. Another unique natural feature which meets the eyo is the deep gorge of the \Naikato River as it. turns sharply below the Hospital. Above this point, but 25 miles away as the crow lites, is the old volcanic {peak oi“ Mnungatautari, marking the iteration of Arapuni and the general ‘direction of ltotorua. As the eye is [directed northward along the horizon ;it rests tit-st on the sanilorium hill “at Lluilibt'idge, then on t‘ukcmorc, and itiuaily on the striking little tree—[rappeti hill that o\'-'rshadows Mor—irinsvilie. Beyond that again is the iuistant liaimai liunso, u purple “all which culminates in stately ’i‘e Aroha .\louniain, more than 30 miles away. To the north are the low hills around 'l‘uuhei and Urinl, then Tauplri .\lounlain breaks the horizon, and the .\‘sa—ruawahiu hills follow. The top of Mount iiarioi at Raglan can easily be seen above the western hills: Then due south is the great broken-down crater ot‘ l’irongiu, and the list or interesting points is completed by a glimpse of the fern-clad summit of Kaliapulia, a t'ew miles from To Awamutu. Has any other town in New Zealand a little. hill a low yards from the main slrcoi, commanding a View like this of 30 miles in nearly all tiil'cullons'.’ it is a fact that most oi the towns and villages in the \\'aikaio can be located .t'roni iini'tlcn l’luce Hill by their aplproprintr iandnmi'lts. And it is this sense of spacionsncss and distance which innltcs a vantage point like [his in a growing ril)‘ such a Valuable asset. l'roph- Kindly climb such emi—i ncnrrs lo (‘Si‘ilpt‘ from the man—made t-nngt-slion ot‘ slrccis and shops, a fztcii which L‘lliill\\,~ it natural i'calurc likci Garth-ti l'iaw'. in so t'losr proximity ioi tin,- hannis oi‘ husint'ss and commerce \\iih at value noi to he assessed in ruin-a \ninv, however, that is not apparent in tho lililil who sccs only tin roofs and hurk,\'atl'ti.~. i The Borough (:ounrii has powcl‘ now in lulrrhnso tin: [lropcriit‘s uti— Joining the hill. 'i‘hni should he tiUHL‘, zuui, wiiit iho itousi-s l'i'illlth‘li, the: whole art-n hiltliii‘i he itninit‘ii owr [oi the lionnlit'ilng Sovicly i'nr lining outl inio our tincst park. Let it be sur—l rounilcu 10' 1| “W ilv‘tigr oi‘ stil'lii'ii'iii,| height to itinrlt lilt‘ \'icw o 1" iilL‘| adjacent [in roofs and hug}; 311111333 ‘u-nt-i lin‘n il‘l sumo plii)iil'—>’liil'ilt‘iii [”“’-“II 14““ UN town on iihil'nnimiitutii i‘fbsvl'VME’l’Y "'1 ”H' Might-st point, tirom \\itu'h MN New could it.) exit-“1L ”,1 1” ““'m'l“ “I" “SMS «'l' the sitiri'v iruins ill the depths of space. ‘ In this Harden i’itico would be hunted Ihi' museum and art gaiiei'yl \\inu‘h Hamilton \\ill om» nu}- 1.‘,3,1.35‘ and \\l' would Hlolliilth'tli‘i‘uli'Ji i‘ill'ii \\Hi'iil." 01' ”in town. Lot litu People .ol' lininilinn look to the future D}: “”“‘“; “D Um Sinszm "Hands off tutn'dcn i'larc litii."~-—l till], ('iL'.. _ _\. iiiHCii. lin‘ct‘ Rona. .\lay 2t}, l