GOVERNMENT AND LABOUR.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 502, 8 May 1909, Page 10

GOVERNMENT AND LABOUR.

Sir,—The. policy.of-.tlie Government).as re- > veiled bv the Prcniier's spa-ch, mignt very, well:b&,v,th6,pbhey : 6f:ahy:Tory Mini6tty.( ,The. . .wbrker's: ygenorally.; axo'i Offered 'annuities ■: at, : sixtyyears :;:of-.. ago' providing '• .they, pay for them: ,-,The r 'svic<;ession .duties.faro.to.- be-. in-, creased, ond tin attempt is to bo mado to > .prevent^evasion!of.- tile 'duties^. : ' this' is-.to provide part of tlio money ■ required to: pay:, tor Dreadnoughts;' CloEer: settlement is to be : pushed < forward,but ;;tho;.;laiid' question in town and country; remains untouched., :Tho ' heavy■- 'liar bbon Vcariy-' ing all .tho years is .not to be diminished by so mlich as an olinee. .And this io the policy of a profcssedly Liberal-Labour dfovernmentl A good ninny of us, howeyerj' have-long since coased toexpecfc any tiling 'bettor, frornvbread and potato taxers. :'the "Prcniier's .pdlicy. speech is only additional,bvidenbb: that La- • bour has nothing to. hbpe for i'rom'-this Government.. Tho workers do not want Stato :ihclp i;^they.swant , which they never :. get/Jiln: place .of. justice ,theyv get -hiimbile.: :.:And:,thi{(.isall:they *cvor : lirebu-. :. taxors;Theyare ;'in. .the r 'hands: !of ' thb: ■ "nngs"T-land and flour "rings" and all the other, "rings," •• admirably, maintained -and .•fostered by the Government "ring,". There is. indeed .great and, pressing meed for a-i ombracihg. all wage-corners to ' sweep : this Government out of existonco,' and. put : in its. place one that has .the moral courage: • to be. just to tho wealth-producers in to\vn • and country. , Thero is no why the ;' should Vnbt :uhitb; jthbif . ngree- . monts aro great; thoir difforoncee. comparativcly small • and . insignificant, Labour wants n lbador. . Will not-"Mr. 12. Taylor seize the present opportunity?—l am; etc.,: ®)-ff ARD T. EVANS Alicotown, Slay 2. ,