THE CURTIS IDEA.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 3022, 17 August 1916, Page 2

THE CURTIS IDEA.

'And this is where the Little Englander is asked to broaden his mind, follow up the exercise of self-sacrilico which be has been indulging in so generously throughout the course of the war, and extend his privileges to his British brother overseas. Ho must be taught to Think Imperially, so that he may Give Imperially. A section of the community, dwelling upon the enthusiastic, manner in which Mr. Curtis and his Gospel of tho Round Table havo been received, has been looking for "tho nigger in tho woodpile." They think it is a boost for tho Round Table. That argues a lack of knowledge of the magazine, which does not accept advertisements and certainly cannot make money on its circulation.

Then, they urge, what is tho political motive of tho mission ? In our opinion, purely patriotic. It is tho highest of motives, becatiso it rises above party. It hopes to find its success in the present flux state of political parties out hero and at Home, where the fact that National Cabinets aro already in existence should lead to tho quicker formation of an Imperial Parliament, composed of representatives of tho people of England, 'Ireland, Scotland, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland shall havo Parliaments of their own, such as New Zealand enjoys, for tho governance of their own local affairs, whilst the Imperial Parliament shall look after the broader affairs of the whole British Empiro and maintain tho freedom of tho world for all time aganist another future monarch who might dream Kaisomn dreams. That is tho Curtis Idea, and it is ono for which nearly every New Zcalandcr would voto to-morrow if tho issue caino before him at tho ballot.