WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

Evening Star, Issue 14631, 29 July 1911, Page 2

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

Australia might break away from what ' 1 r Fisher objects to our colling the British Empire to-morrow, ;unl she might do so without a wrench so far as Great Britain is concerned. But she would not thereby be privileged to paddle her own canoe anil fly hef' OMTwflag for more than a week or two. Without an annv' and a navy she could not stand alone.—Wellington ‘Post.’ » * * 1 What iisMiranco can the public have of j honesty and cliiciency when the Governj merit, flagrantly and almost incredibly dej (rant of the practice, of all other Governments, refuse oven to allow Parliament to know anything whatever about the details of payments in connection with loan flotation even years alter the loans are floated? —The ‘Dominion.’ I* * * There can he no doubt that at our presen i stage of growth by fur the largest part of I our wealth is produced not by the town;-, i hut by the country districts; and anything that help® to improve the prospects of agriculture and sheep-breeding, and stockraising and dairy farming, is, in New Zealand, a, great public benefit.—Auckland ‘ Star.’ * * * There appears to bo no reason why farm hands should not work under an award We are aware that the matter was threshed out before the Court some time ago. and that it was considered inexpedient that an award should be made ; but the conditions under which farm ham’s work do not render it more impossible I n opera to under an award than several other enterprises which are already so directed.—Southland 1 News.’ * * * It is not so much in the racing itself that the danger lies, as in the consequences that have followed in its train. The community have been kept in a constant ferment of gambling, illicit and otherwise; our streets have been over-run by “bookies”; thousands of pounds have been going to waste in the upkeep and maintenance of valueless racecourses; hundreds of individuals have been diverted to horsetraining and jockeying from productive avocations ; we have produced a type of guessers and touts: we have been encouraging the breed of weedy heroes and weedier men. ilany ot finite, who fought for restriction were, like ourselves, lovers of sport,, and supporters of the tctalisator in fair reason. They were in favor of' regulation and not of prohibition. A great deal depends on the tactics pursued during the next few months hi the Legislature as t-a what their future attitude will bn. This 'much is certain, that if any attempt be made to go back to the old order of things a storm of protest will be raised which will place the lotaHsatra' - J <?prju-dy.— Hath ‘Cmonicle ‘