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POINTS FROM LETTERS
Preference for Returned Men
From "Ex-Tobruk Rat":-The
selfis attitude of some people to-
wards preference for returned men
Is appalling. Returneel dlst—uirged
goUU-cb have bad little, if any,
reason to feel th—nkful to either
tbe Government, or. anyone else.
Many of the volunteers of 1939, and
tbe early days of tbe war, lie in
?tan—ly crave- ln Africa, Syria, and
New Guinea. Others returned
crippled, and biro—en in health. Are
these men to be forgotten by
people who sang senUme-tal songs,
waved flags, and compared tbem
witb the A~~"*? when the flrst con
tingent- left Australia? If any ot
the gnat-ding ''Wed-to-___rt-_ut
cou*dn't brigade" think aold—zing
Is a pleasant pastime, tbey are
nuking a huge mistake. It is tbe
numl Anty at erety d_b_ l, every
employer, and Uie State and Fede
ral Governments, to pay homage
and respect to the men of those'
great divisions who answered tbe
can when things weren't going oui?
way." .-
It—inetl Sapply Of Tobacco
-torn J. A. Harkin, B_r_iera:—
Began_ng tbe 30 px. cat in to
' bacoo why abould tbe munition
wutlu-S cry out against lt? Why
should they be granted special pri
vileges? Are they more f-aentifil
than tbe producers of food? We,
the prim—ry producers, are not
crying oat about the cut. but are
endeavoring to adapt ourselves to
an ?_iviimimmt strange, but ap
parently unavoidable.
State Legislation
Prom '_r_ir—sitive":—-The pro
ceedings In the House of Assembly
as reported in The aAds-er-ser'' an
September 2; are of more than
usual Interest. The progressive
legislative proposals are felt by tbe
general public to be long overdue.
- especially that to regard to ——s
-e?fcafltnre Ooundl, which, as Mr.
——chards puts it, seems to be the
haven mainly for property repre
seritaMon N% doubt Its reform Is
long overdue. The proposal tbat
a select commttee be appointed
to report on the operations of the
Super—rjnuatio— Act, although de
feated at the moment, is claiming
public attention. As the mover
stated, there Is no hope of- b man
and his wife living now on £2 per
week.
Daylight Saving
Prom H. —. Wanke. Macclesfield:
—"Common Sense" —ays that day
light saving is a boon to office
workers, and to tbe war effort. —et
him or her come out on a farm and
milk cows, getting up at 5 o'clock,
and then say how he would like to
get up at 4. Surely we wUI not
nave to face this misery of day
light saving again. Our wives have
to bear ——If the burden these days,
and need all tiie rest passible. We
are asked to produce as much milk,
cheese and butter as we can; but If
daylight saving is brought In again
fanners will reduce tbelr herds ao
that they win not be overburdened
with work trying to get the mOk
ready for the carrier at 7—o eat—i
-wrr,.--
Prom "John CUtaen": —lf the
proposal again to adjust clocks for
tbe purpose of saving coal Is put
into effect, I will welcome it as an
Indication that the Government is
concerned w_h tbe national out
look rather than the party one.
?**a*"aa~? O— thOSC Wa—HC S_l_tl B—d
aei "fit-i-i o—Uooksees no faa-rther than
tbelr own personal convenience.
Would not their letters make
pleasant reading to the peoples of
France, Greece, Poland, and other
countries who. no doubt, would also
like to go to the pictures, or the
football game on Sunday, but
would first like the satisfaction of
eating a square meal composed of
good, wholesome food and not
stewed grass, rats, and other Items
never placed on Australian tables.
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