The Thames Star. SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1919. PUBLIC WORKS

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13966, 16 August 1919, Page 2

The Thames Star.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1919. PUBLIC WORKS

, ••With mcUpe towards bom j with •karity for *11 1 wtt% trmmtm fai th* ' ilgbt, m O*d gtaa m to m« tk« right'*—-Likcowc.

The isita*einiein|tia miad'o rteoeuitily that Sir Willaaim' Fr:aisiei' 1 ds alboniti to retire mzy ot may vuoix ba to'Uie, but it»- is perfecit ly oertiaiin, that .any Piia-ty wthioh, oonitiaiiinia! eiither the .(present Minister 1 Ojf Public Works or the presenit Minister otf RaalTVays will mat be in power after nea^ eHocitiion.. The breafedowiD of ;the 'xiaolway service is paa'tiealair'ly obvious beciaium >tlhie ipublio is , praalically" loi'biddent ta traivel, but the

breakdown! mi pailbliS works is hardly leoa, disaisfcrooiis- Sir William/ Eraser has said "No", so determinedly a<nd aa often; during .<tihe wan- yeaa's that- ilti has aQapiairtanitily; beacon© a fixed haW j with, himi. lilu-ougthaut tihe war we were told it!hia:fc xtei'tihea'- lmani nor iruoiney ! wa/g 'aivaifflaiblle far the oomigtiiiustdoinj of j I'bridges aiad nailways—yeb all the' while Austmajliai jponsihed on hea* raiilwaiy A^'toa•ks^—'karkiitig up hieir tsnaais-cionltiF.il-eaDtail (line m the Soaiitih and puiahdiriig an mtih msmry otiher extensiwnsi, tihus optsnißi^i up •vlats.t sitirteJtxshes of virgtin dounitry, AlttWtgfh mastl of our s»idiiea"s harve retfuanied, to New Zealand, the cay is stiill thaifc nio men. are avaiilablo—<amd piubSio woi'kis of every kind remiadni iimitoawahfed, to the deteiinieait of tlio Doaiiinaocx. Tb& effeati of ithlis has been to disooui-age sieittlemieinit amd quite umiaecsessaraly produce a> species of stagmiartsion' amd if tilxe aaime ooiwsa be ipuiisued mucih. longer, it will drive 'tihet yauaiig! mien! oaif trf the aountry. Foa'tiuma/tdiy '■.-. ithe eleciHionsi oaninortbe mmcih Inmt^iesr 1 dekiyed amd •i'tj ig qurittie certiaiki tliat only a, Palrty pledged to a. policy ■ of ipriogreiGE amid d'ceipiir oomiimiitted *K> ai pragiraimira.'e of developmipint cam hop© to cany .tih.3 pnil'lsi. It raa,y be tfaifcer;: for jsrainit'cd tlhia* whoitihcir the present

Mliniiiatieir 1 of Puiblio Works vacaltie s Ms poaitioitK vodumitiairily or; not, tihere will be a djow Miiiniieitleir 1 oif. Public Works with the New Y«ur, and some sweetping cihaingieigi an tthiaJfc moal, importian'ti of our Departments of State—Public Woifks. ' The Frasear tradition® will vainiish Hike aca «vil dream, but i*b will be at long 'tiimei heifore'itß! baneful effeotra will ©ease' to trouble the Dt«--mindoß!.