THE STRIKE AND THE GOVERNMENT'S OPPORTUNITY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 13 November 1922, Page 3

THE STRIKE AND THE GOVERNMENT'S OPPORTUNITY

(To the Editor)

Sir,— .Muii, the pithy comments in your sub-leader of Saturday last will be endorsed by all reasonable people, 1 have no manner of doubt. Nelson of all places stands to be verv heavilv hit it this strike continues, and whilst 1 know nothing of the nature of the dispute, I do know that it is a shameful and a cruel wrong, that numbers of perfectly honest people,- at the close of a most difficult, and I may arid, a degrading year, to every honest heart, that they should be deprived of the modest results of their hard and anxious labours—for 62 long months—of hand and brain--and_ landed suddenly at last in ruin by no fault of their own. Our present, day vaunted civilization is ;x fimny thing, a queer thing indeed ! Now is the time for tho present. Government to rise to the occasion and show us clearly, that it is after all really worth voting for. At all costs put on sufficient ships to keep communication open between the two islands, sufficient for the carrying of all perishable goods and mails. Passenger traffic in a crisis of this kind is quite, a secondary consideration. They can waif —fruit and vegetables cannot wait. This matter is vital, and instant action is imperative. I am etc., R, SINCLAIR,