LESSON FROM THE PIONEERS

Hawera Star, Volume L, 23 October 1930, Page 4

LESSON FROM THE PIONEERS

LORD BLEDISLOE’S OPTIMISM,

DEPRESSION ONLY TEMPORARY.

(By Telegrapn—Press Association.) HASTINGS', Oct. 22. “To-day we ore passing through a period of temporary depression,”, said the Governor-General at the civic welcome yesterday, “but do not let any pessimist tell you that the depression I is to be permanent. Be optimistic above all things. Your pioneers did not de*pendi on Governments, they trusted in theth’ strong right arms aiid in God as their guide. Let us trust in the same .sources of strength and by those means wo shall recover the prosperity we had in days gone by. ‘ ‘lf we want to recover the prosperity of this country we must- use every means in our power. We are bound to have an adverse trade balance unless we deal with the country that deals with us. If you cannot * obtain what you want in your own country look to your motherland, the country that buys your wool, your buttgr, your meat, your cheese and most of what I you produce. If you cannot buy what 1 you want from either source look to your sister Dominions. That is the only way to recover prosperity. In that wav you can do more for yourselves than Governments can do for you. Do not lean on Governments.”

Aiddressing high school children. Lord Bledisloe reminded them that in these days people were talking about freedom without self-discipline. This was to a large extent the secret of happiness in the world. Keligion did not form a great integral part of the teaching in school, but one could not do without it.

| Ill's Excellency quoted the great men I in history and pioneers in New Zealand. He said they came out with the Bible in one hand and courage and enterprise in the other. “You are being taught various subjects to suit you in after life. Do remember this : There is a great deal of snobbishness between mental training and manual training No man who turns his hand to. manual work should be ashamed of it.” • Buskin had said that everv man from the King’s son down should learn to do something useful with his hands as well as with his mind. Hod gave him liis hands to use and he should use them