31 AUGUST 1929, Page 3

Mr. Lansbury has spoken gratefully of the progressive sympathies of

Sir Lionel Earle in such matters. The right spirit has at least been active during the past few weeks in removing from within public parks some un- necessary railings. The conduct of the public in observing the amenities is not likely to improve as quickly as it might if emphasis is not laid on the public's own respon- sibility. When every member of the public feels instinc- tively that he is part-owner of a State or Municipal park, and that he has a right to resent injury to his own pro- perty, we shall begin to make a real advance. This feeling is positively discouraged by superfluous fences which seem to advertise the presumption that the public can never be trusted.

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