IN THE PUBLIC MIND.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 211, 7 September 1927, Page 6

IN THE PUBLIC MIND.

BEAUTIFYING MOUNT Qβ* j GOOD IHTEBTIOHS, BBf,. J;f

(To the Editor.)

It is more in farrow this ia tttm *kt protest ss made against the to " beautify " Mount Eden, as tht «*-? intentions are goad, but tine recall m 2 The mountain if one of oar neat )■■?. aftiet* and ffoould be g-j»rd«d hi state as a proud poesenision. Jt thing that every esty envjc* us aal everyone pays usgrodging sdaintiav Tj attempt to torture sts t-tony faeas *a» mouplace rock garden* febouH It afcS* Beautifying should be confined ta <ae a»aiii of the pioe tree* sad tbe wont and the planting of a very fewdSaj* native trees is as natural a fariaon aTaMT I A gigantic rockery can be built iaj i this ancjent volcano i* a laving meaaaaVJ I a ciapter of our gfograj«likat iiistarr ■>*! ' terraced fortification* are a naoaaar?*! I fierce intertribal warfare waged by tiaßjb? I for posseeeion of ibe fair i* thmas %e*»s? moet shocking vandaJiMn of tJ» whaa) aftW Jf The defilement of tie cr*t*r for tkcaZk! of tree fern*. Even if t3n> gmi tlvuxi+h the effect of tb* regular Umt «■ 2l ■mill be ridicolouc, and ttot present aspaaw of the rows of evenly fjweed ghanly. Can no effective appeal' la aaZ t tie oouiK-il «<» iiave blunter vaw!' They wita advantage haa» «l fcrni« ant native treet (in «Jumps, setajaT ia tie oW qunrrJef to hide tis eaaaeai mutilai ions, but ualeet lite def seeawat «?2J* crater ss s * far as possible, renxdiefl, nakT from all ov«- the world will write «f eT* ridirule- To iura to a piessaster saaiat^ days will continue tieir j&anet S«r aat yards down View Road they wffl sat »%. groonds of the Gongr<>ga*aionil fTiiatfc ulu probably the most beautiful kom*ri Auckland, now at the bdg&t of glory. It is iUomncjoet potent anaaaaßiT greater -a** of tbene trees in aay scsaaw beautificattion or street u ~L particularly **&-&*pti and even m-Sien the living gold of mrim aia 'tiZ j»la«e to tie green garb of maanet AJt THE LEAGUE OF aTAZMR. Tour verision of «ny address, aaMaiM e Monday V issue, empsaVitet what I saaekl i deprecate, and misquotes vital ptasagatW frightiulness of future warfan is as i«] deterrent to its recurrence -(fear aewr smk anything worts Mvjng), and I enmafrhM the empbasis on the futility of war aiir Jiian on its terrors. It aerves no patamailfish or otherwise—that is its «**i»«rtt m . deznnatioa. The moral osJactaM to «ar lia in the fact tliat nowadays it haaasaaaft the 'lowest," as your nnrn niii— dhaaj nmu me, but the finest human -p- Tifim taJliSi heroinn and eelf •sacrince—to a sernai «i mutual deatraction. At oae tia» than «n worse things than war. But ant asw. Bam as I aaid, war was not folly, atriuli ' crime; it was th» devil!—ie, war ■ * focas to-day of the astj-ChriatJaa laaaj a 1 the world. The League b the onhr ndar«» 1 structive effort towards peace. Daaraaaati 1 is a palliative only, and the reaagaa far s» araament are economic Tbe Leagwaati "padflsf movement. Its object is «aid peace, and it will use force, if SMaaavr, io restrain refractory States. w. LAWsosmism STATB-COHTatOUJED ' ■" "—■ I that* your oom*po».i«it, "OXJL.' k 1 his reply B) mj letter. I stated fads aal I would ask Ua> t» read that letter aaav Aw I •a Departacßlßi evict of view hit njrr i I devcr. Aa tar ae the chad being ato aaVjW ! J iseoßcened, I ha*« reason to doubt tast, Ik I last letter I received frees her was oae aawt g heggiagme to apply for her «*«■ haam, U \ ejnee I answered that letter months aft elB% ay intentions to apply for her reawat I km bee* amble to set in (ouch with tar erf* any satisfaction from the m|ulrtalllal Wellington or aaywhere ebx. TOO MUCH SBCBJft. [Tbe complaint set forth ia Ae esrlier corre»fK9»2c&oc was -referred Jβ Ik JL» Cupit, of tbe Ch'iW Welfare DeatrtMßt * Auckland, and to Mr. C. 3. Tuka, •"•«• of thm Social Welfare Department. "I ■Jβ had a good deal of experienae in eee,TJaf«» I the DepattaMst in liwme matte»," saM *. Tunk*. "and. exnef«t in eaaet what »*■ ■ neoewfcary io protect the hjtcjwst* <rf c^* 1 *; I have never known tte offidaJk to wKifc* information." Mr. Oapit «aid be wasesa*!** that Cbe information desired wendd tewy fortheoninf if the applicant wmM •*■• • I letter to the Superintendent, the ChW wi , ' fare Branch, Eduaatlon Dqaut—att, waW ton.]