MINISTER AND BANKERS
(To the Editor.)
Sir,—As an old bank officer I wish to heartily congratulate you on your able sub-leader of the Ist instant drawing attention to the harsh, uncharitable, and cheap remarks of Mr. Semple at Cromwell Gorge. Consider these choice sentences, "That the man who wears the dungarees is a damned sight more useful to the nation than the banker who sits at his desk and plays pitch and toss with the welfare of society," and "If. I had my way I would put the dungarees on the banker and give him a spell at that kind of work for a while. That is what will happen to some of them if they don't look out." How befitting the dignity of a Minister! The threats lead one to think that Mr. Semple is evidently, looking forward to the day when brains will not be necessary to govern the country-' As one who has worked for' many years under those despised bankers I have often thought that the bankers are the. very ones who by their actions and wisdom, kept the country afloat duringthe slump. I think Mr. Semple would be acting in his own interests if he withdrew his remarks and threats.—l am, etc., ALFRED N. PALMER.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 51, 2 March 1937, Page 8
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