RADIO PROPAGANDA

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 81, 3 October 1938, Page 8

RADIO PROPAGANDA

{Tp the Editor.) Sir, —I listened last night to "Uncle Scrim's" broadcast from the Auckland Town Hall through the four main commercial stations, and I was utterly disgusted to think that a man in his position should be allowed to use the air to say just what he likes to vent his spite on some of his so-called enemies. What he said of Mr. Hamilton may be untrue, but the latter has no chance to deny or explain. He talked of gagging the Press. Well, it will be a sorry day for New Zealand when that day comes. This country will be worse than Germany. I have always found,- the newspapers scrupulously fair in every way. A free Press is our bulwark against dictatorship. It is nothing less than a scandal that a man should be allowed to turn the broadcasting stations he controls into a political machine to attack the leader, of over 50 per cent, of the population. This thing has gone far enough, and must be stopped.—l am, etc., DISGUSTED. (To the Editor.) Sir, —As a casual listener to the radio, I was amazed to hear that some listener' had. telephoned suggesting that the applause at "Uncle Scrim's" meeting was faked. It appears thatsome people will stop at nothing to discredit this man.—l am, etc., W. B. ROSS, A "Visitor" writes complaining of the state of the footpaths in the city of Wellington. He states that he has travelled the world and has yet to walk on paths in a more shocking condition than some of the streets under the jurisdiction of the City Council. He records seeing a lady fall on some clay obstructing the street between Ghuznee Street and the Terrace —an obstruction obviously not being attended to by the responsible authorities. The uneven surface of many of the city streets; the awkward angle of some of the corners, necessitating wary steps and a watchful eye; and other points of neglect have impressed "Visitor," who is anxious to rectify the blot on Wellington's good name for progressive city works.