MAJORITY SHOULD RULE

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21372, 17 March 1941, Page 7

MAJORITY SHOULD RULE

f (To the Editor) Sir, —There are in the letter under the above heading several statements and inferences to which exception can be taken. The writer, like Hitler, says that might should rule, and he also overlooks any moral issues involved. Power to do the deed justifies the doing of it. Carried to its logical conclusion, this theory would justify 51 per cent of the people voting that the 40 per cent should be reduced to slavery; and as a result of the election, make theGe people chattels, either of the

State or of private owners. According to the theory, that would be perfectly moral and quite justifiable. Take the case of medical benefits. In this case the whole trouble is due to the bad business methods of the Government. To use the language of the sharemarket, it had a flutter in futures, and on settling day was caught short; in plain language it sold something it did not have at the time (futures), and could not get when the day of delivery came. It had previously passed an Act providing that all the arrangements in connection with the medical benefits scheme should be made by voluntary agreement between the Government and the medical profession. I can quote the Act, if challenged. It failed to reach an agreement, yet it went on, and sold the people what it had not got, and had no chance of getting except by a voluntary agreement with those who only could deliver the goods. What criticism could be too severe for such slack and thoughtless business methods? Now the Labour Party is trying to make the B.M.A. the scapegoat. There seems to be no limit to the fantasticalities of politicians.—l am, etc., A. WARBURTON. Ngaruawahia, March 14.