PUBLIC OPINION

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18878, 23 February 1933, Page 9

PUBLIC OPINION

As expressed by correspondents, whose letters are welcome, but for whose views we have no responsibility. Correspondents must writs in ink. LAKE IMPROVEMENTS. (To the Editor.) Sir, —There appeared in your paper a scheme for further improving the Lake grounds by the chairman of the Domain Board which included the removal of the tool sheds and the laying down of hard tennis courts. Would Mr Paul state for the benefit of those interested in the above proposal how many courts it is proposed to lay down? —l am, etc., W. McGLOIN. 32 Pembroke Street, Hamilton. KAWHIA-FRANKTON ROAD. (To the Editor.) Sir, —To those on the land benefited by the above-named road, as well as to all those who desire an Increase in holiday visitors to Kawhla, and to Hamilton as our business centre, the advantage of shortening the distance by half and at the same time having an almost level road Is obvious. The road was carefully gone into by the Government before it was started. It is metalled 17 miles from Mr John Steel's farm to Frankton, and is an almost level, straight road. The land is good, as is already proved by Its growing good feed, without manure. There is plenty of land for settlement; there is good totara for posts and rimu and other timber that can be used for building; there is a supply of shingle available for road use, and a pressure supply of water available for Frankton and Hamilton. This will be one of the favourite roads used by campers and motorists, for It is only two hours from Hamilton to Kawhia on an easy grade. Want of initiative is responsible for the non-completion of this road. The Raglan County Council refused to do Its share, while the Kawhla County Council has completed its share. This proves the county system to be a block to settlement and an unfair tax on our hard-pushed farmer. There is -some work on this road for the unemployed, who must be paid by results on the old Public Works Department co-operative system. Here is a chance to get full value for unemployment funds expended. Let those responsible get men started without further waste of time and loss of what is already done. Open up by reading. —I am, lito., G. H. MACKENZIE. Oparau.

THE DOUGLAB OREDITS. (To the Editor.) Sir, —i notice Mr Earle Valle is attempting to oast reflections on all and any sooial oredit schemes. Unfortunately for his subject he has taken the wrong symbol in this instance, for it.is,a. well-known fact that the Maori is ’a Communist of first rank. When Mr Valle attempts to show the stupidity of social credits in connection with these splendid people ho should he careful. For Instance, when he makes Wharerangi bank his money he forgets that he was actually acting as agent for the hank—i.©., getting the money Into the bank so that they could make a profit on It, however small. As Mr Earl Vaile points out, Wharerangi buys a oheque book and starts spending his money in the only way lie knows —among his fellow-men (would there were more of his Ilk that spent •instead of hoarding). Unfortunately the pakeha got more than his s’ffare. However, that Is proving that £BOO credit was put Into circulation —or most of it. No doubt I got some of it; and being a Socialist put It In the bank again, so that the bank could take another nibble out of it, and to pay some of my debts. The only people likely to 'arrest the circulation of those credits are the banks and beer barons. If they got one-fifth, that would leave -four-fifths still in circulation, which, I take it, is better than being in bondage, as Mr Valle would have it. So we see that fourfifths of £BOO is In circulation, and hut for Mr Vaile’s attempt to help -the banks the lot would have been circulating amongst Wharerangi’s friends. Mr Valle,’s jibe at those earnest souls who are imbued with the belief that the circulation of credit is inadequate and constrictive, has unexpectedly given a splendid illustration of the Douglas credit system. No doubt if Mr Vaile reads the correspondence columns of you? paper he, like many others, will become a convert and enthusiastic .supporter of currency reform, for we need It badly.— I am, etc., C. J. TUCK. Rotorua, February 21, 1933.

THE WORLD’S DIFFICULTIES. (To the Editor.) Sir, —There is only one way by which we can overcome our worldwide difllculties, and that is that both as individuals and nations we should "walk humbly before our God.” God is not mocked, and no pretence Is going to avail us anything. What care do we exercise that the men wo select to represent us In Parliament or other positions of authority are men who recognise the need for Divine assistance, and who make It a practice to pray daily for the guidance of the Holy Spirit in all their actions? We have unlimited societies—Rotary, etc.—but what is really needed is a universal brotherhood of all those who recognise the need of daily prayer to God. I suggest that a small badge might be worn by all those, whether Jews or Christians, who are not ashamed to confess this need as the most urgent facing the world today; any person wearing this badge without carrying out ttie simple obligation it infers would be simply a living lie, and I do not think there would be many. If this badge were in evidence we should- then he able to choose both our friends and our representatives, with a fairly certain assurance that we were dealing with kindred spirits. Our civilisation has got so far away from what it might have been under better guidance, and the sooner we realise “that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves” the sooner will conditions right themselves and contribute to the glory of cod and the welfare of his children. Codless democracy is a proved failure. Let, us throw it to one side and replace it, with Cod-fearing world-wide brotherhood under (lie Fatherhood of God, which is the only true democracy.—l am, etc., ■ ' E.C.H.