CORRESPONDENTS' VIEWS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 177, 28 July 1944, Page 4

CORRESPONDENTS' VIEWS

WASHINGTON DRIVE | (To the Editor) The Star's timely editorial J Monday, drawing attention to »f many things required to be done! this country, contained a phrase til prompts me to make a sugg eS (S for the consideration of the m 5 cipal authorities. That phrase "The war has moved north of «§ equator." Hence, in the words J that splendid man Admiral Hals-1 "New Zealand can now breathe perfect security." Are we for this perfect security? if We what are we going to do about P To whom are we grateful? Our otNew Zealand men and our Brig brothers of the Australian w have played their part in winS this security. But has been the ever-increasing mii of the United States in the PaM that has so decisively thrust rt murderous marauding Jap back r : his buffers. It is the great taskW of U.S. plane carriers, release swarms of aircraft to blast the K out of their island strongholds tli! are ensuring victory. Have wefo gotten our little blackout, our trenches, our shop fronts crS crossed with paper ai>d tape' l-I" us show our gratitude to our a»| sister nation, by some visible si® - some small token. Why not a street —some important road? T> II waterfront road, for insta® §8 "Tamaki Drive" commemorr nothing. Why not call it "Washkl ton Drive" and erect a p]a»"| similar to that in Jean Batten Pfe 1 explaining that it is so called : token of our gratitude to ® p American friends for all that tte accomplished in our dark hour i r peril? After the war America I 7 and other tourists would be pleas P and interested to find' this sn£ lacknowledgment of Auckland's gr.- K tude. Would it not be fitting for® £ city fathers to discuss this before ft. I Jiast of our. American friends depar M THE LIGHTS OP AUCKLAX; P SHINE AGAIN. I