THE SQUEAL OF PROGRESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 46, 23 February 1929, Page 2

THE SQUEAL OF PROGRESS.

At a meeting this week which discusser the topic of Main Highways Boarc contributions to rival country roads, Mr W. L. Martin, M.P., declared, " Thos< who squeal the loudest get the most." The world is full of grievances, ani everywhere he goes The wily politician lias to face A host of deputationers who wonder if h( knows The wonderful attractions of the place. While orators expatiate on what he oughl to do To justify cach academic boast, The cynical observer knows the course Ik will pursue— Il'm! "Those who squeal the loudest gel the most." The simile 1 know belongs to scenes oi sylvan charm, Around the trough where busy porkers root, And those who rear the bacon from the produce of the farm Krnplov the motto where it seems to suit. Where greedy hogs with noisy zeal theii hunger advertise, And clamour round a too-indulgent host, There always Is a tendency to regulate supplies, So those who squeal the loudest get the most. The gentle art of squealing, in the economic sense, Is modelled on the ancient siren song. You fascinate your victim with a burst oi eloquence— Fortissimo, crescendo, loud and long, And then, while he is hypnotised witl adjectives and verbs, You raise a bogy or produce a ghost Oi what the next election meaus. This prophecy disturbs, And those who squeal the loudest get the most. Who said to stop our squealing? Oh, whal rubbish ! What we need Is something to accentuate our tone. A megaphone is handy, or perhaps yoi might succeed If you'd an amplifier on your own. But, best of all,-I recommend for those wh( want to spiel And get the other advocates on toast, Just try the bagpipes. Ah, you're Scotch I know just how you feel When those who squeal the loudest gel the most, —E.A.