FOOD FOR STARVING EUROPE

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24740, 4 December 1945, Page 2

FOOD FOR STARVING EUROPE

Sir, —Your correspondent “The Devil” has well chosen, his nom-de-plume. Such sentiments are worthy ox only such a master. Has your correspondent never heard the gracious words of Our Master. “If thine enemy hunger, feed-him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head." (Rom. 12; 20). Then, continues your correspondent, Let us feed our own children.” What, on such degrading sentiments as he enunciates? No. no. hate begets hate, and love begets love. We fought surely to make the world better, not worse. And, children properly fed upon sound spiritual food are the hope of 'the future race.—Yours, etc., J. ARNOLD HODGES. Rangiora, December 1. 1945. Sir,—l thank “Shop and Learn” for her comment on my remarks about cheese, but fail to understand it. Only on two or three occasions have I known of a temporary shortage. The British ration is 3oz weekly. I should have no difficulty in purchasing an average of 3Jb. Indeed, there seems no reason why 301b should not be bought, if anyone wanted it, by going from shop to shop. My strong opinion is that cheese should be rationed in New Zealand. Six ounces a week (double the British ■ ration) should surely satisfy any reasonable person.—Yours, etc., GEORGE INGRAM. December 3, 1945. Sir, —I wish heartily to endorse “The Devil’s" remarks. The civilians in this country had their food essentials rationed for three years and now the war is won we are rationed further to feed our late enemies. Why not let them do a good starve? The Germans and all the other races of continental Europe are not worth a tin or . should I say pound of butter? It is about time they showed their thanks to the “Big Three” in some practical wav, and to feed themselves would not be a bad start. Right now I am in hospital with a lot of other chaps recuperating: and we get mighty little butter and meat to build up on. And don’t tell me that people are healthier under the rationing.— Yours, etc., „ EX-P.O.W, December 1, 1945. Sir, —I am not" in agreement with the writers who recommend further rationing. It is hard enough as things are. Apparently som& people appear to think it is New Zealand's- duty to feed Britain and Europe. New Zealand is doing more than its share already and if free food is sent it means extra taxation at a time when New Zealand is the heaviest taxed country in the world. I have just read the following in a recent issue of the “Auckland Weekly News”: “Food markets (in America) are crowded as never before. There is now plenty of food because rationing has been eliminated in most lines. Ice cream and butter are again plentiful." Let America, which did well out of the war, send some of its abundance to Britain.—Yours, etc., „ PARENT. December 2, 1945.