"A CRANK OF CRANKS."

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18813, 13 September 1924, Page 12

"A CRANK OF CRANKS."

MR. WILFORD ON SHAW. PROPAGANDA IN THE SCHOOLS. [BX TELEGBAPH. —SPECIAL BEPOBTEB.] WELLINGTON. Friday. Mr. P. Fraser (Wellington Central) objects to propaganda in schools. He was voicing these sentiments in the House of Representatives at a late hour to-night when the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. T. M. Wilford, asked "what propaganda do you object to 1" Mr. Fraser: The Navy League, or even a peace society, or any propaganda at all. The child is young, plastic, and human material, and should bo allowed to form its own opinion of things later on. Why, Bernard Shaw said— Mr. Wilford: A crank of cranks. Mr. Fraser: By saying that Bernard Shaw is a crank of cranks the hon. gentleman places. himself out of court with intelligent people. Mr. Fraser was continuing to defend Shaw when the Minister raised a point of order in that the subject was not relevant to the Estimates. "This is not the time to go into the merits or demerits of that eccentric individual," said the Hon. C. J. Parr. The Chairman ruled Mr. Fraser out of order in pursuing his defence of Shaw. A loud yawn from the Leader of the Opposition, when Mr. Fraser was talking about intelligent tests drew a remark from the Leader of the Labour Party, Mr. H. E. Holland, that a "test" might bo opportune.

Mr. Fraser: Especially an intelligence test.