"TIMELY AND JUST"

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 141, 11 December 1935, Page 16

"TIMELY AND JUST"

TRIBUTE TO MR. COATES

(By Telegraph.) (Special to the "Evening PosO')

DUNEDIN, This Day.

The "Otago Daily; Times," in:: an editorial, says: "The tribute by Professor Belshaw to Mr. Coates was both timely and just. Not even Mr. Coates's most unrelenting critics will deny his fearlessness, his many-sided ability as an administrator, and his tremendous energy. None should appear to question his honesty of intention. He actually invited criticism by braking himself the chief sponsor among his Cabinet colleagues of the; Government's controversial recovery - legislation. In the nature of. things most of the criticism was directed against him, a 'circumstance that seemed to dismay; him not in the least.1 Mr.'Coates; believed that what he was do^rig was in. the country's best interests,, and. he had the courage or wisdom; according to the point of view, to seek-advice and. assistance in the solution, of problems without precedent in the history of the Dominion.; History will prove the wisdom or unwisdom of some at least of the policies to whichhe gave effect, but at this stage it is fair, to .admit the remarkable n,ature. of the man's personal achievement .and :tp admit, also, that he was never known to shirk work, worry, or responsibility when the, performance of a task seemed to be demanded'of him in the national interests."