N.Z. IN THE WORLD

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 121, 25 May 1938, Page 6

N.Z. IN THE WORLD

Sir, —I cannot let your editorial o April 13, entitled “New Zealand ii the World,” pass without some coni ment. I am sure that the grea majority of your readers will shar my protest, at the offensive tone c your editorial, and that they wii wish, quite apart from their politico convictions, to disassociate themselvc from your efforts to discredit the pre sent Government by means of a per sonal attack upon the Prime Minis ter.

The extract, as quoted from Mr McKenzie’s book, implies that M: Savage was concerned in the incident allegedly described. It is a matter ol common knowledge that Mr Savage was not a delegate at the meeting of the Council referred to, nor, in fact did he ever go to Geneva. The statement that Mr Jordan, on this occasion “mumbled a few perfunctory sentences, and sat down,” is also sheer nonsense. The accuracy of such a description can be judged by anyone who is sufficiently interested to read the full report of the speech in the official records of the League.

The statement that Mr Savage deliberately “cut” Mr Eden during the succeeding weeks of the Imperial Conference is too absurd to merit contradiction. There has never been the slightest suggestion that the New Zealand Ministers were not on the best possible terms with their colleagues in the United Kingdom and in the other Dominions, whether there was agreement on lines of policy or not. Nor are there any others to my knowledge who would accuse Mr Savage, as you have done, of giving way to petty personal pique. “Finally,” you ask, “seeing that it

appears to be well established th.” Anthony Eden did intervene to prevent Mr Jordan making a boh; speech, how came it that a denial oi such intervention was cabled to lie New Zealand Press?” The answer is, no doubt, to be found in the tiles of the “Chronicle.” . . . Both Mr Jordan and Mr Anthony Eden, who wore likely to know more about what ihcv may have discussed privately a, Geneva than Mr Vernon McKenzie, emphatically denied it. In conclusion, may I ask you authority for the statement that ihPrime Minister's visit to Britain co.-: £11,000? A ease which can only be bolstered up by gross inaccuracies can hardly be a strong one. 1 am., etc., ORMOND WILSON. Bults, April 16. (Tite above letter was inadvertently mislaid on receipt and only reached the editorial department to-day. |'h<delay is regretted.—Editor). RAETIHI HOSPITAL Sir,—ln reply to a letter in your paper, dated April 22 last, and signed by Mr E. E. Purdon, J would like U make a few brief remarks to same. I have been a resident and a ratepayer of the Raetihi district for man) years and would ask you to allow m the privilege of trespassing on your valuable space. The Raetihi Hospital is a very fiae institution, is conducted on very good lines, and is a credit, not only to the district, but to those officials who ar u in charge. It has been said that th* laundry and the kitchen at this hospital are too small, but 1 have it good authority that the laundry 1.1 quite adequate and the kitchen, uiia a very little alteration, could be madt the same. To build a maternity hospital Ohakune would mean a complete staff, also a medical officer. The expense incurred would be unvvarram* ed, when one considers that the Raetihi Hospital is only seven miles away on a good straight road. Then again there is no water supply at Ohaku; e and part of the electric current lui light is supplied from Raetihi. I sincerely triftt that the new n.aternity hospital will be built adjon.ing the Raetihi Hospital, where it should be; that no political influent , will be brought to bear on the matter, but. it. will be left in the han'.# of the Wanganui Hospital Board together with its medical advisers.— I am., etc., A RESIDENT OF RAETTH T May 24, 1938.