OPTIMISM ADVOCATED

Taranaki Daily News, 23 October 1930, Page 15

OPTIMISM ADVOCATED

DEPRESSION ONLY TEMPORARY. ADVICE OF GOVERNOR-GENERAL. ’ By Telegraph.'—Press Association. Hastings, Oct. 22. “To-day we arc passing through a period of temporary depression,” said the Governor-General at the civic welcome yesterday, “but do not let any pedsiraiet tell you that the defn-esnion is to be permanent. Be optimistic above all things. Your pioneers did not depend on Governments, they trusted in their strong right arms and in God as their guide. Let us trust in the same sources of strength and by those means we shall recover the prosperity we had iit days gone by. “If 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 butter, your meat, your cheese and most of what you produce. If you cannot buy what you want from either source look to your sister Dominions. That is the only way to recover prosperity. In that way you can do more for yourselves than Governments can do for you. Do not lean on Goveriimcnts.”

Addressing high school children, Lord Blcdisloe reminded them that in these days people were talking about freedom and liberty, but there w?s no freedom without self-discipline. This was to a large' extent the secret of happiness in the world. Religion did not form a great integral part of the teaching in school, but one could not do without it.

His Excellency quoted the great men in history and pioneers in New Zealand. He said they came out with the Bible in one hand and coiTrage 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.” Ruskin had said that every man from the King’s son down should learn to do something useful with h's hands as well as with Tiis mind. God gave him his hands to use and he should use them.