JUBILEE GIFTS

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 103, 3 May 1935, Page 6

JUBILEE GIFTS

(To the Editor.)

. Sir, —l think your.: correspondent "Jubilee" might go one 'better than ask for an extra medal to put on his chest for the King's Jubilee. There are many no:doubt like myself;;who: did not hesitate to-give of; theiifbest., at the outbreak of war- who are !todayi struggling for. a living oh relief (work;: and sustenance. Under such'tcpn^itibhs; what real joy and benefit would this medal bring? We had a report-in.fThe Post" some days ago of what '-''•■ the' Prince of Wales had been .able to do for returned. men in Britain by specially appealing to employer's:-to ogive, these men work where-it-icoiild ,'be found. The positions found•»werfe..;a credit to British.'employers: 'If - our New Zealand leaders /would ' start ,;a\ work drive for .returned.;menr,t<)da^'it would be a great help. Thereliare mafay firms and councils .who 3iav@ f^tresi'ched men during these past, three .years' of depression who could; np,'doubt>with-' out real hurt to anyone' put these men back into work." No better'■recognition of their, service 'to King arid.'©bun-* try would be dbne for .them..than.V tofind them work to enabl&jtheni.toJJsiipport their homes. Npwi-;is'"; the/time for our City Fathers and; Ijusin'ess!meh of New Zealand to show iand spread the spirit of optimism as recornmerided by Sir Alexander Young at Alickland. —I am, etc., ; ; ~' "■.-(: .v ~. ....' RELIEF-WORKER;

"Another Anzac" writes in sjmilar strain, urging that the best, recognition of the service of returned men would be permanent work which would relieve them of worry and increasing debts.

"Pairplay" commends the proposal to make an additional payment to\re^ lief worl->rs to mark the Jubilee; but submits that a similar gift should be made to old-age pensioners in retiognition of their pioneering services.