THE WAGES PLOT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16642, 26 January 1922, Page 7

THE WAGES PLOT.

TO THE EDITOR. Bir. If retrenchment was necessary in the interests of the country, no civil servant would object- to it for one moment, but the whole action of the Government is highly suspicious. How can the country be short of money when for four years produce of every kind brought record prices, allowing thousands of farmers and merchants to retire and buy motor-cars P Even with the slump, serious a* it is, not onetenth of those huge war-time profits have left the Dominion. The only people badly hit are the firms who financed the “ green-hand ” farmers. It is these companies, acting in conjunction with the Employers’ Federation, that have brought pressure to bear on the Government, with the result that we have this precious wagereduction scheme. Once wages go down in the public service, private employers can follow suit, and the worker will be left in a position to appreciate the advantages of life under a Fat Man's Government. The remedy will be available next December.—l am, etc., HARD GRAFT.