TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18874, 18 February 1933, Page 4

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Loss of Morale. As men have passed out of the vigour of activity to the apathy of inaction they have become increasingly indifferent to the odd chances of work that have come their way. They have been fed in a fashion. They have been clothed —in workaday necessities. These things have come to them without an equivalent of labour being asked in return. They bnve now come to regard these sources of supply ns part of their mode of life, and in this new mental attitude they are saying: “ Why work when (lie Governnient has to take care of us 1 ?” The capital loss of morale weighs far more than the loss of finances. The results will be far more serious —and lasting.

Economists have wrangled over the causes of the present condition. They have suggested remedies that are almost without numbering. We are still in the quagmire. The situation is intolerable, and must end. The sacrifices —whatever they may be — necessary to bring this situation to a conclusion will he slight compared to the inconceivable losses that are accruing every day. in the N§w Outlook.