A FALSE ANALOGY.
LTO THE EDITOR Or Tar "SPIOTATOR."3
Stn,–.-The old-age pensions policy has been propounded here in Canada, only in the contributory form, and even in that form does not appear to take. Still, we have a practical interest in this discussion. Mr. Asquith defends his measure against the imputation of Socialism by comparing its policy to that of State payment for popular education. Surely there is no analogy. In paying for the education of the
people the State provides itself with intelligent citizens. It runs no risk of begetting unthrift ; nor, what is most important of all, does it open the door to demagogic corruption. When the Prime Minister uses such an argument we cannot help asking whether he has very carefully forecast the probable consequences of his measure.—I am, Sir, 4.,
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