CRITICISM.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1933, Page 2

CRITICISM.

To the Editor). „ Sir,—Life is uncertain but there are factors in it which, can be accurately forecasted. For instance, one can be perfectly certain that a deputation to Mr. Coates would be turned down, no matter who presented it. Again, at a public meeting (ostensibly convened to extricate us from a ghastly mess) one can i bet with absolute certainty that nothing will come of it. Whatever is proposed will be criticised out of existence. It does not really concern the critics whether the proposition contains the germ of a solution to our troubles; the great thing is to tear it to pieces. Take the instance of Mr. Wilkinson’s schexne. A critic suggested that it might impose hardship upon a small section of the community; therefore he could not support it. The fact that about three-quar-ters of the population of this earth ar* suffering under many injustices and hardships does not count Such reasoning is on a par with that of the man who suggested that if the world has ire® trade ail our difficulties would end, and yet another, that our difficulties are the result of luxurious living in New Zealand. Practically all the peopte who have studied the question of world chaos admit that such an insane state cannot b 6 remedied without drastic alterations, and that such alterations may 'necessitate some so-called hardship on the few. The great bulk of the destructive criticism‘which is . levelled against every and any proposition put forward is largely due either to ignorance of the subject or .to self-interest. If ten people have to undergo a little hardship and ten thousand or ten million are freed from their present shackles, consider the ten and never mind the millions! I am, ete ” ’ ' MARPLOT. New Plymouth, June 29.