A MATTER OF TASTE.

Southland Times, Issue 21650, 11 March 1932, Page 4

A MATTER OF TASTE.

To the Editor.

gir,—in to-day’s issue of the Times there appears a letter written by a certain “Slim Jim,” who shows a decided lack of good taste in his uncalled for remarks with regard to Mr Sykes’ letter. His statement, that this latter letter was -sarcastic, etc., was unjustifiable. In short, Slim Jim s correspondence was somewhat puerile, especially that part which offers Mr Sykes a •“nut to crack.” This so-called nut. is merely an economic truism, an established fact, and surely "Slim Jim” has sufficient mental capacity to know that one cannot disprove a fact. I may as well ask him to “crack” the following: “A right-angle contains 90 degrees.” Will “Slim Jim” dispute this statement? Factors of production and factors of distribution are closely related to one another. Without the factors of distribution, the farmer would do his business by bartering his goods for other goods. Summing up, Mr Sykes' ...letter was intelligent, but the same cannot be said for that of “Slim Jim,” who states that no quarter will be given. I am not aware that Mr Sykes asked for any.—l am, etc., “PAS DE GRACE.” March 8, 1932.