IN THE PUBLIC MIND.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 206, 30 August 1940, Page 6

IN THE PUBLIC MIND.

CORRESPONDENTS , VIEWS. FIKST ECHELO3. (To the Editor.) Eegarding the letter in tie "s+ar" rf the 29th inst, I wooJd like to infers "Fair Play" tiut quite a. number of tfc boy* that left to go oversea* had several years' trailing in the territormk. Jf T eon had received his 12-y«ar aerru* medal before going Into camp, and fc.. ing hi* training he received trophie efficiency, but oa entering caap ttripeA were takes froen hiis. along wjti otherc, and they were told taev fc'n* earn them in camp. Xow it k a weLknown fact that joong men were -."• into camp and given stripes, aad tjatt all the XXT.O. * were appointed fros -Jx start, ako that aany of thaw X.C/> - t had never worn a uniform before, i> writing to tM Minister of Defeat* about the matter, he explained te » e that it waa zircemnrj for all who t«b£teered for overseas to enter aa private*, aad for a!I appointments, of X.CO V to be made after training. Xooe of t&ait young men received their stripe* agaia, and if long service aad higi due* not count in ijme of m-u. -.*«£» ■docs? Is it influence? What k tie m* of training men if they save to start at the bottom of the ladder in time of war FAIR PLAY SO. 2. TKAM WOKKEKS. On the next column to a pintogrmiA of soldier* marching iwar to figirt a common enemy appears a demand of another 5 per cent by Auckland traa workers. To my mind, a reductive of 25 per cent at thi* crieis in their preset wages would no: be amis*, sacs •ariato be passed oa for the boys is «iStary uniform, -wing to war ara:~->t a common enemy for justice and rigkteomness. A fair deal would be to conscript the tramway employees and pat ties oa soldiers' rate* of pay. So thk k wktt the present Labour Government, w%iei I regret to ear I worked voted iasi election, is leading ns ir*c If increase i- w»rram~d what about the soldi*?*. o!<i-age pensioner? aad raperannuitanTr! 1914 DIXK AND STTLL AXXIOUS. SECOKD ECHELCS MAILS. I think :t ? £ about time we were girts wae explanation sails free the Second Echelon, which have bees arriving apparently *.nce about three weeks ago. There is never aay axwm of their arrival, and what hac happeaed to the 6000 letters which were *aid te bare been written and poeted the day the Second Echtlon landed in Enflaßd"? Some people I know hare iad letter* describing air raids experienced by the SJLEJF. and a fetv detail? of their"leave in London and yet the first whiA should have arrived htzK a fortnight ia#, as far as I can pather. tx»t ben. beard of. SnreJy if a mail like that wa» arriving there would be a notice in tie Japer? The letter* received by my friends are all back to frost in the order sf their arc there is never a word in any paper to jrive you a eligfet dea of whatV aafopenin?. * If anyone will be co rood aa to me a bit m this qoestioD I win certainly be very much obliged. Patlenc? ha via* von :hin. I think TT. be chewiajr *omeoße*a Mr if I cant get this rtraigat soea. ▼Oα can feelp to avert rx-'s a CORPORAL'S WIFE. WALAJTA TBOTJBU. I ask yoor permis«ioe to poblka tii» letter in fairness to both waterside) rorkers and the Government Gbßß&k--con in which I think the Coancissiea baa been misled coocerning the troobSc 3R the Union Steam Slip Company** «h> Waiana. The t aro#e be.-a-i- • the tnes refused to work a erase that they were not put on for. The m«B were put oa to work the chip's gear, which is quite capable of v«T«y>fnp any emrco srith safety. I understand tiat tie ibjection of taking the car«. which were ?n top of the hatcle*. oat by the ship"* rear was that it wa# too daaseroat «fii that some of th* car* misit f*t In Wellington they were yrt on board by the shiT>"» sear and nothirr bappened. yet on Saturday aftercoca. J4th. when thethip wasrp for saiiisz. the rornpany foreman and the shomnen rot:M run aboat 30 car*, o'st of th* fif". to Xo. 4 hatch, which » the wp*st hatc*on the ship for ditchargiiir and loadisrand send them in pt the snip** ?**r without a hitch, the whole lot taktar about an Lour, while the rraoe which there ha* been so much irv-uV'lf ws* takias general car-o in. I would Tike to a*k you who » to blaue for the hok". ap? Tbe penally should be lifted and the men paid for the time they iar* lost, because the coTnpar.v ba« o«n3ntte>i themselves by takinp the cars in «> ti? cear trhen the crar.e Tra* availaK-f. whkh caused the trouble in tie sr*t OXE OX THE JOB. PETROL RESTRICTIOSS. Mr. Xa?h told Pariamrat la*t that no easier of the petrol rertrirtJOE* is Apparently Mr. Xash eabkc the Enilish Government askiajr if ~>J&7 ■would like the restrictions enntinued. and naturally they replied that they would. Whether Mr. Xash gave any indication of how slight an easing of the restrictions would he'.? the motorists of Xew Zealand. I very such doubt- As stated in your parser ~on:e little thse back. I arree that the real reason of th* petrol restrictions is a matter of hard ca*h. whether it applied to sterliar ** foreign exchange. Mr. Xash makes the further statement that there never a: any time has been any restrictira against the importation of petrol. He. ta effect, states that the oil companies could import ail the petrol they "wastkaowing at the same time tiat "the sals ie harshly restricted. Is taere ary likeßbood of a business firm importing 100.W0 gallons, of petrol when *lhey are onlv allowed to sell say. :*n.oO"> gallcos! Mr. makes the furtier statenierat tiat in spite of all he has said he do his best to ease ihe conditions for the trade. Ths* surely must hiv f said K-ita his toarue in his cheek, as he full well that the only help he could dve the motor trade would be by ea*inr the restrictions even a little bitl Lβ-: mouth, Mr. Sample west around the country interviewing automobile a?f->-riations. stating that he "wisbed then f> do the best they could to iret th-::-members to use "benrine carefully a-.i that he did not wish to make ary further restrictions. Tien Mr. Nasa comes out with a der.r.ite cat of on*third. Last *nk. the Hon. Wilson is Taranaki. «n *nc.:ez>.ee pa Hora* Guard matters, aad apparestly to fHit this audierir— in a ~ood :-ta:?d that he thcniit petrol restrictions ucald be eased shortly. Xo». Mr. Wilson must have either known tbf\ »ere cot goin? to be lifted, or elsc :.• iid not know anrthin? ai>out the maftr U aii. iLAX ix Tat STSEET.