Mr Shaw’s Kindness.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20281, 16 April 1934, Page 6

Mr Shaw’s Kindness.

Dear Sir,—lt is rather amusing to see a critic of Mr Shaw using the nom de plume of “Sanity.” In his ramblings he says; He who will not work should starve. How, then, can “we ” provide the means of sustenance for them? Truly a sane statement. I should think a month or two on relief work would knock a bit of sense into him; he would at least find that a ganger is in charge of each batch of unemployed men; also that a married man is allowed to work 2J days at 10s, leaving him seme thing like 23s after they take the tax from his pay. The Government insists he must pay his rent, which is at least 15s. so seeing he is left with Ss to feed and clothe himself and wife, it really looks as if the Government scheme is purely a guarantee to the landlords. Mr Shaw is at least thinking kindly, and kindness, if it does not really help, is at least appreciated by those who are suffering. There are poor men who are not allowed to work, and rich men who have never worked.— I am, etc., TOILER.