CASHMERE WOMEN'S MEETING

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20956, 9 September 1933, Page 19

CASHMERE WOMEN'S MEETING

TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS. Sir, —As another "woman elector," I would like to tell the whole truth about this meeting, which your correspondent in Wednesday's paper so unfairly describes. The meeting was arranged by the women's Coalition committee, and Mr Ransom, much against his wish, consented to speak on behalf of the Government. I should say there were about 80 or 90 present and, I think, two men in the body of the hall. Mr Hansom got a good and attentive hearing, except that during his address, he was interrupted by one of the men present, who apparently wished to argue some points with him; it was to this man that Mr Ransom suggested that he should wait until he had finished and not interrupt him. This is what your correspondent describes as undeniable cowardice. Well, that is a matter of opinion. I think I am right in saying that the opinion of the large majority of the women of Cashmere is that the destinies of the Dominion will be safer in the hands of the Coalition than with a Labour government. The statement that the "jeering applause" and "sneering looks" of some of the fair listeners were objectionable is quite uncalled for so far as I could see, and I was in a good position to judge. Perhaps I might suggest that in our country's time of trouble a genuine appeal for co-operation on the part of the Cashmere women would have been more effective and more appropriate than comparing them w'th those resoonsible for the "serfs of England and the black slaves of America." By all means let us endeavour to develop a community sense, but it is well tn remember that the extremelv critical condition of the whole world t-i-Hay nec-rsi ates a strong, sane Government cither with or without labour: any other course means disast"r politically and socially.—Yours, ""ANOTHER WOMAN ELECTOR. September 7, 1933.

TO HIE EDITOR OT THE VRB3S. j Sir—l was highly amused at a letter which appeared in your issue of September G. The letter in point was written by one who termed herself -A Woman Elector." This letter, if written for purposes of humour, was indeed a very successful one. If, however, the letter was written for purposes of serious criticism, then truly it was rather curious, for although I hm-e studied it on more than one occasion, I have been quite unable to find one statement which bears at lc'f'st anv semblance of fart. Ii is" extraordinary that anyone cruld possess the imagination to write such-a biased report. The whole letter from beginning to end is a farce. I would venture to suggest that the pcr-■-•011 who wrote the letter was the same person who attended the meeting in question and who, on that occasion, war ho intoxicated with the exubor-nac-c of her own verbosity that she was quacking like a duck billed platypus, and who apparently could find no better way of passing the time than bv keeping up a spasmodic fire of interjections mingled with fatuous questions against the very able speaker on that occasion, the Hon. E. A. Ransom. , If these two person. I *—the writer and the Jnterjector—be the same, then there is obviously no lifted for me to dwell further on the subject, for all who wore present at Cashmere and who read the letter, must agree with me in saying that the editor must be a very patient man to read through such nonsencc, for the letter was in every respect utterly and completely stupid—though comical.—Yours, etc., JUPITER. September 0, 1933.