FARM LABOUR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 200, 27 August 1935, Page 6

FARM LABOUR

Sir, “Un Obrero's' * reference to the, present trade and financial chaos as happenings on the part uf nature ’’ would bo laughable wore it not so tragic. The calamities of nature arc pestilences and crop failures. But have our crops failed? On the contrary they arc bigger to-day than ever before. Showing, of course, that there is nothing wrong with nature. The only thing that we are short —offside of brains, of course—is the purchasing power money-tickets; and the increase and decrease of these is entirely governed by men and not by nature. So much for that. “Un Übcros” advice to farmers to put some money away in prosperous times can act the role of the boomerang. Why did he not save some of his prosperity wages and he would not be out of work now. But ho does not want that. He wants to spend all he earns when he likes, but let the farmers put som of their money away, so that when slump eventuates they can call upon their savings and pay “Un Obrero” good wages and conditions as in good times. This is not half bad. So original too. It is a sort of insurance scheme, with “Un Obrero” as the chief and only beneficiary, while he would pay neither premium nor any instalments. This is typically human. Let George do it, it is his fault in any case. And unfortunately sir, there are a large number of people in this mental groove. It never occurcd to your correspondent that there is a human limit placed upon the amount of money in circulation at all times. And that the only way for anyone to save money, is for some one else to spend it. If people saved up every possible penny wo could never have such times as prosperity. Money is not squandered when we spend it. It merely changes hands. But when a bank loan is repaid, that process really squanders money because the money in question is cancelled, which is another way for saying that it goes entirely out of existence. No “Un Obcro” blaming the farmer is only placing the blame on one section of the community, when in reality not arc all to blame. This deadlock in finance is a problem for all of us. Let us pull together. We have remained too long indifferent and apathetic to this greatest problem facing the human race to-day, the money humbug. Yes, sir, there are hundreds of farmers who are investigating this money question. They now know where the real problem is. How about “Un Obrero” doing a little investigating for himself. By the style of his pen he shows plenty of potentialities. It will dawn upon him—like it ha s dawned upon thousands of others—that is our indifference and apathy to the monetary question that has landed us in a ditch. If we fail to face the issue confronting us like men we deserve all w r c get. Let us all study this problem of money and by so doing we shall help to remove the greatest stain upon the character of the human race.—l am, etc.. “BRl'Tl'S, ” Wanganui