MR ELL AND THE REFERENDUM.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15138, 30 November 1914, Page 10

MR ELL AND THE REFERENDUM.

tO THE F.DITOR OV "THE PRESS." Sir, —I see that Mr Ell is opDosed to the referendum on Bible-in-Schools. He has always been particularly strong on the referendum, and has oven suggested its introduction in connexion with municipal affairs, but on this particular issue he is not prepared ,- to trust tho people." I quite expected ho would not. Mr Ell has always been very keen on putting as many .things as possible under Government control. But, again, he made one notable exception. When the Stoke Orphanage was under review a section of tho House suggested that the board and lodging, the feeding and clothing, and the secular education of the children, should be controlled by tho State, leaving the Roman Catholic Chrrch full. free, and absolute cootroi of their religions education. But. Mr Eli forswore his allegiance to State control and gave tho whole thing over to the church. His "readiness to forego his convictions in the interests of one narticular section of the community is ft-orthy of note.—Yours, etc., CAIT AIN CUTTLE.