INTOLERANCE?
(To the Editor.)
Sir,—l have read with astonishment the violent and undignified outburst of the Mayor as published in your columns this evening. The Mayor's attack on a group of people, whose sole crime has been to exercise their rights as citizens to express their disapproval of their country's participation in the present war, was an exhibition of intolerance that is fortunately rarely heard in this country. That one holding the high office of that of Mayor of the Capital. City of New Zealand should so fur forget himself as to publicly boast of his rude remarks to Mr. Lan Milner is to say the least of it, regrettable. I have no desire to enter into a discusson on the question of pacifism except to say that a number of sincere people with a great love of their country are pacifists and are none the less worthy citizens because of that. However, my object in writing this letter is to strongly protest against the tone of his Worship's speech and to express the hope that, notwithstanding his Worship's dictatorial attitude, the things that count for so much, tolerance one to another, freedom of speech, and freedom to choose one's own course of action in life, will be maintained inviolate.—l am, etc.,
NATHAN R. SEDDON.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 33, 8 February 1940, Page 12
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215INTOLERANCE? Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 33, 8 February 1940, Page 12
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