POINTS FROM OTHER LETTERS

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23001, 22 April 1940, Page 5

POINTS FROM OTHER LETTERS

"Anagram" welcomes the appearance in "The Press" of crossword puzzles and compliments "F.J.8." on his skill and wit in designing them. Commenting on the latest political, activities of Mr J. A. Lee, M.P., "The Poison Arrow" writes: "Mr Lee stated that if the people were in the gutter he wanted to be in the gutter with them. Instead of being in the gutter with the children of the poor, our late Prime Minister's determination was not to be there with them, but to pull them< out of the slough of despond which surrounded their daily lives. To a great extent his efforts in that direction proved successful." G. R. Gilbert writes: If we may take Mr Semple's recent action in dismissing a man because of a disagreement in political opinion as a precedent, and as representing the present policy of the Labour Party, then persecution of political minorities is to be the order of the day. It seems incredible that in New Zealand, once as free a country as any in the world, a Government should not only tolerate, but apparently enforce, such oppression as is akin to that existent in Italy and Germany. On "Letter Boxes," "Good Walker" (Hanmer) writes: "I wonder what 'S.L.* would do or say if he lived in Hanmer Springs and had to walk from a quarter to two miles to the G.P.O. for letters each day only to find an advertisement waiting for him—more so in the winter time when there is 18 inches of snow on the ground. A good many of us folks up here would be pleased to put a box at the gate for the postman if we could get our mail delivered to the gate." On the same suDJect, "Gountry Housewife" writes: "'S.L..' like so many of the town people, though they have every convenience and consideration, always seem to be finding some trifle to grumble about.. If 'S.L.' .had to don gumboots and walk half a mile across muddy paddocks to collect her advertisements she might have something to grumble about. Then 'S.L.' also seems to forget she is getting her mail delivered free of charge, whereas we, of the country, have to pay annually to have ours delivered as near as half

a mile away, and are exceedingly grateful for that much.” “Linwood’ ’ contributes to the same discussion: “All I can say is that anyone who does not want to bestir himself to put on boots and overcoat to go to the front gate to help to make easier another’s work, deserves to have nothing but advertisements left in his let-ter-box.” H. J. Buttle CDarfield) gives an Opinion: “Pacifists are wrong, as we can--not expect justice when defeated. Mill-, tarists are wrong as our "opponents cannot expect justice when they are defeated. Justice is easy to demand and difficult to supply, and is the only

alternative to -war. Christians who desire the strenuous prosecution of the war are. right, 'because Russians :and' Germans are going to hell; and unless shot quickly they may change their minds.” “Old Ulster” writes; “If your correspondent, ‘A Fair .Deal,’ procures a copy of the Wellington. ‘Evening Post’ of March 27 he will, find the information he desires.” . Norton Wright' urges that inflUenza. should be treated as a notifiable: infectious disease and that should it become prevalent in Burnham camp, soldiers suffering from it should not be allowed on leave until three days after

the “all clear” given by the Army doctors. He suggests-'that the health authorities should have .an; organised plan hr hand' in case of-a serious outbreak. The correspondent also -suggests inoculation of civilians against.: influr enza. , :: -'. " ' ' - "