"The greatest safeguard against Socialism is education," said Mr. J. G. Wilson, president of the Farmers' Union, speaking at Wanganui. The advocates of Socialism, earnest and honest though they doubtless were, did not seem to benefit by the lessons of history. In this connection he was glad to see the advantages of university training which were being offered to the youn|; men of New Zealand. It was a matter lor congratulation that the Farmers' Union had been so successful in regard to providing agricultural education, though it was a matter for extreme regret that farmers ; of the Dominion took such little advantage of it. He deplored the absence of an agricultural chair at any university in New Zealand..
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14225, 23 November 1909, Page 6
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