Private Enterprise

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 185, 3 May 1933, Page 11

Private Enterprise

Sir, —Recently two lectures were given in Palmerston North, one by Air. A. O. Heany, of the Chambers of Commerce, who stood fast for the unrestricted rights of private enterprise, the other from Air. D. O. Williams, of Alassey College, wlm claims that the unlimited right of private enterprise is dead. These are to-day very live and vibrating subjects indeed. It is apparent that the advocates of private enterprise take no note of change. To them that which exists is unchangeable and permanent. The reality is that untiling is permanent—all is changing. .Science has brought on a state of tilings in which change must take place at a greater speed now than ever. We have now machinery and seientilic processes capable of turning out the bulk of necessaries with an infinitesimal number of workers, ami an unemployed human rii."'too poor to procure these necessaries. Tinremedy is a relative heavy reduction of working hours and increase of pay. Private enterprise is quite powerless in froT of such a problem. The trader versus farmer question / only a side issue, 'file position now >® (■hat altlmugli tin- processes of scir-m-e m-cimiiil.-i(e wealth ami enormou® buying power in the hands of a very limited number of persons, each of these person® i-.-iiiiiot I‘iiv 100 dinners or 100 suits ”! elulhcs m-' IIHI Imuses to live in, or If l ' l moior-curs to ride in. And the uncniplo.ved mass of humans have no biiyina powi'r to buy the surplus; resulting in a general debacle. Tlnis great soc'.-i! inijuslmenls must take place before any improvement can bi- expected. Resist-.-inee to fumlamental cliangc hero must nggr.-n-.-il-- lhe situation. Wlmt is needed is Hint lli-ise in the way sli-mld wit oty e-v-e, bn- rather ,-i'fer. - ven .-it: Hie sacr:li---- e l ' n-.-ini'ii I:iry por®-.ii.-i I iulere®is. Io f-t.-ilitntc tbi- im-vilabii- adjustments, 'rt-.-y will gain ill till- b-iig risn.--T am. ILL. L-.-rin. April SO.