WHAT HAVE MEN TO SAY?

Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1930, Page 8

WHAT HAVE MEN TO SAY?

MORALITY IN NEW ZEALAND MR. BUTCHERS ANSWERS CRITICS. ROYAL COMMISSION SUGGESTED.? By Telegraph.—Press Association, . . Wellington, Nov, 19. Mr. Butchers, the author of “Education in New Zealand,” replying to the statements of members of yesfqrtfoy’s, women’s deputation to Mr. Atmoj-e, s.aifi. that they had produced no sfaHstics and offered no figures to support the contention that his warning on erroneous, illogical and unscientific deductions. He was pleased that women’s organisations had taken the matter up. Once the women of New Zealand' were thoroughly aroused as to the facts he felt that they would move heaven and earth to make him a false prophet, and if they succeeded no one would be more pJp;iH(',d than he. It was absurd that the matter should be discussed as if it concerned only'the women of New Zealand. In his book he had expressly referred to the probable future morality of boys as well as girls. Apparently Mr. R. A. Wright, M.P., was the only male member of the deputation. What had the men of New Zealand to say about it? Continuing, Mr. Butchers said that the figures relating to the whole field of extra-nuptial births, quoted by Mr. Atmore, were entirely beside the point. The question was not whether we were better or worse than other countries. He honed that the Government would see fit* to appoint a Royal Commission to investigate the facts.