MR. SEMPLE AND THE PUBLIC.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 54, 5 March 1937, Page 6

MR. SEMPLE AND THE PUBLIC.

Although Mr. temple say* that the .anguat'e he use* is his own affair and that he i* the best judjre, this in contrarv to fn -t The language he u«es in hi* own home in his private capacity is. but as a paid servant of the people, the I»re»s and the people arc the best judge*. not Mr. Semple. \W Zea land » standard of education is at .stake. n..t Mr. Semple* personal standing. Secondly, there are no men behind locked doors in tlii* Dominion who manipulate the credit <if thi« country, 'lake the Keserve Bank and 111 <■ Hank of New Zealand. The tirst named is a novemment controlled bank, the second almost entirely ho. 'I ho <; ( n ernrnent members pre dominate on the hoard. The manipulntion ithe responsibility ~f the Government, who pledged themselve* to aIK.JUh the exchange, not to borrow or increase taxation, and "to cut out sales tax and unemployment tax within one year. Mr. temple i« a'pood man. He depends solely an d absolutely on the educate! men in the Departments lie con trols. He poses a* a great authority on many subject* from wheat to wheelbarrows. He jr. going over to Australia and perhaps Amerii'a to inspect hydro-electric works. It is like sending the writer of patent medicine advertisement* to a medical conference. We wondc why our university students of exceptional merit get out.of the Dominio/i as quleklv ns they can. A little thought wouhl disclose tin* reason. Tn Xew Zealand the soup box is tint university to Ministerial po»itions. There i« no educational te-t or professional or com Bjercial experience test for < abinet rank. In the electrical world before vou can become a wireman you have to pais an examination, and a pretty stiff one. To teach infant child ren you must pass the Government examination, but the Minister is not required to pas., any examination. That brings us once again to the point of Mr. Semple'* language and action. He is appealing to the worker voter, but here again he is making: a great mistake. The worker to-dav. especially the younger worker, is educated, and many of them strongly resent Mr. Sent pie's lack of the dignity of his position. He and his tv|>e. like the wheel barrow he declares is out'of date, will soon be put in their proper place. CITIZEN".