UNEMPLOYMENT

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 138, 7 March 1930, Page 13

UNEMPLOYMENT

Sir, —The Labour members of Parliament last week at Christchurch, after giving due consideration to the vital problem of unemployment, place the blame on the shoulders of the extra para-: sites that have lately come into being, meaning the capitalists. I am going to tell about a few, this time meaning the worker. I advertised for three salesmen, wages and commission. and received 67 replies, some of them most pitiful to read. I had a letter sent to each applicant and spent three days interviewing this army of unemployed ; but, sir, only 22 considered it was worth while, and out of the latter number only five wanted to work; that five has gone down to two, and those two men are very ordinary salesmen; their wages, 35/- per week and commission. make up th- very handy salary of from £5/10/- to £B/15/- per week. I want another six like them, but, alas, the law of supply and demand; workers are scarce, but how about the parasites? I have all those letters mentioned previously ; my books duly audited will show what those two workers out of 67 workless men are earning. Now. sir, I am no parasite, but a supporter of the Labour Party, financial and otherwise, but after due consideration to the Samonn question and the above I must give my support to some other party.— I am. etc., PARA SITE. Wellington. March 4.