THE CHANGING SCENE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 883, 1 August 1910, Page 8

THE CHANGING SCENE.

K'"v!' ';V;J ;:■;. ;'' jPf ;;.;-■ "Although tho'greatest .reticence . is ;;';;!; v"!. being maintained respecting the Govern-?U'--i,[:..ident's.land"policy, it' : is /understood \i'!.'h;; 'that Cabinet has definitely decided that a-r ?\ : the. Land .!Bill will make various pro-. '>'•';'*.*'■■■: posals regarding';land. ■''!;,!.■' ••'■■' ",.- %!■*'■'"'>■ 'Mr. Fowlds: stated an'thV.House .last : : ;.': ;; H,;.weok that. >hcn"the. government was ;Vfe: ; '/replaced, "it would ;bo : ,a : Government' ' : :A--:'r that wouldstako'tts'existence-to carry iK'iV o ut somo of th'o radical reforms, to which \::V!-tho.-Opposition was . opposed." •:■' We wi"7 '■ sympathise -with Mr; ..Fowlds's ' alarm, ; Fowlds can .join that 'Government 'and continue his' splendid: lf, : { : /1 work :bf .preventing • gambling-!by:.ithe v;;;,.' .Ministry;' ■ -"!"■ .'"'■; ■'■'. .■/'■;'. ;' '-;!;"!! '> ,/ ];}'"•;■'■ -]'. We -have received : numerous"-.; letters £-{!<''?. ' .askingusio open a subscriptiori list for v.;-'' :, , : ,the";relatives, of. ; the lite MiV E:- H. ;/ : ;y:'";:llarriman, the railway magnate, whoso ; . 3' :.:, ; '-estate/ a cable.message says, "is worth' •^: ■-•■, qnlj-: £14,250,000.;" Our correspondents'" hearts are in; the... right.place, but;we f'%■■,'.'■ rh ;aririot blind ourselves .to the.fact;that ',?.■'•:';'>'.■.: :the!;Harrimans' aire ,;a bad lot, 1 arid- we, ?'K--::-,' 'must therefore refuse the" request... In &':■■ •'•;V?Rny,' : .'cv'ent;. indiscriminate charity:, only 'v.-'.'.;:■'..!does, harm to,the recipients of it.: '•,".''. , )v>'vJv': .'Mr. Keir Hardie, said a cable message ?t'..,-'» : ,v ilast !'week,'' has.' declared; that .the -exist-j!^.,:-i:..;ence "of 'Kings ,is\a .proofVof lunacy Wf.:' , L 'V'.; imoiig .'their', peoples... ."Sane Vpeople," v'.'i; '..;,, ho 'added,: '.'would insist, on -!, governing. ",vv.: ■':'■: themselves." • Evpn though he'.dbes.'thus i :' v .-offer himself: as. an,.instance;!; of ;the. ,:.-v,\VA correctness of, his theory, we: still think jS'! i -. ! '',"'him wron'2. f ;;;'..-. : ''."'•;.-;• ;' ''y ,\ '.;"'[/ '?s■:■<(.•■ •''At 'the' same'-time,: the existence;of himself, does, we; admit, *">']; V; make the.question' arguablei;.;; ;!!:■!:;;-;: ■vrG's'.!' .'.'ln .the ..meantime,'..'.'! the'. /''Anarchist I'n.fci? Gazetto''.;sa.ys.that'thecbhtinueclexist-: is] duo. simply, and solely 'V-K't :;.'b''no.'fact' that the;brotherhood refuses %' : ifj£~ip '"parry butvits .suggestipn'that ■'■, they. V: ifß':.. should Hake a';course of bowls/!or even b!3>J*/!J skittle's: 5 ::';. ;;';; ;';•'.;!:!;,;!'' a^)-'!-;,- :: ;' ! . ; .; ?yivi'.-'y;^^ yi;;rf'*/Cabinet!meetings arelieldoii Sundays.'.rt'f,,^ : Jlp: seems;-,te :us.,that-,it,:.was -most : : un- ; j;H:p!'fortunate" that- tHe!:-;iand-,,.questip'ri;'>;got' '>>$:''{. .''Sunday; in the!draw; to''fix.!the days/bn ■iH'.rP whicrj^^'tlieVvarious.policies''^are";settled ,+■■: ■4 : .'■ J hy;Cabinet.'!'.J., y'rj -'.• ; : !' ; -■ ; '.':-i■j-:'y'/: :■■,:■ :-y. ,';, :--!!! "I db'hot',knowj'f said, tie; Secretary ;!«:■?;;,' of ;>;the.vPost : : .Offico, ■'' the ; /postmen; •»'.V; ; l"'"that you .understand'-what/'a;-'million It'will/giye', ypu!'!spnie' ; idea pfrthe :ff£;S ;;number : : ; if : yotf'.itate; a{few sheets'', of. ; f I ?f : it, foolscap .'a hd; :with !';a'/ pen : make strokes •/.''rj'": .between: the ■•lines." .':'lf,''haying'.dbhe. yoii 1 ;have!pnly : got anjdea .pfi'what i'U v study!. Sir:. Joseph' .Ward's ispeephe's.,,.Yoii :;if; ypu;.;like^go the ''gallery '."Concentrate!'your i-^^^'jnind/qnHhejnumter: of !wprds!;-.ahd you ;.;S';;!'i:will'.have;;a'go'6d'idea'o Cg : %p;:h'e; reaches first :; v ; With' a little',prac- ;>*#'•■'• tiQf,! yoif} r .w'ill. gct;thbroughly.-!used ,to 'mi.llion„!'aud!:-you may ;Wp:V;!i n g;:i°fiuitj !by listening to whole pf.viany.; one.'of !the.paragraphs which, «!-:£; .'lie:!begihs : ; with,£"Noiv;::one r ;word. as '!{"V'''S^ [ ; v;.K ; fe about .70, the amount' bfi.the/- puby, S-! : ;f:'ft:. ; .'.lie'-!debt,v : v;A:'''Vamfion.''of this-metho4. think of, three and : sixpence,'.'arid; MijJVi'!! then, think of "wliat.it .will amount-to. if. S-frM ■ y. ou; ihvest it;!f or.- 75 .years' at .compound ;^!:^,;-.;intbrest!. : ; It;will amount'to;a :million, >fj:..!:pounds.;, Suppose ■ you; owe•' the, butcher ;'|, ■;.; 'five ppands::'.' Give: him! a penny: arid :it;for 75 yeaTs, and '.'.t.'.'he'.willowe you millions of pennies.; All "r'S;,'!'."of!-these.'things: mll-per'suadb'ybu .that •!;;';,;! a million "is.!'a! jolly'.' big lot'.- :'Of course,!:V'i' ;; ' ,man's' ider.-'bf-' a.', million 'depends' XsjH:i'Pn-his : .outlook, and have- . ;! , ;; ; :...!,practised : the exercises - 'given, above,! !;;?': ; . 1 :,. you: m'ay. : still -be-wrong in your hotions! : ; j";: ! A; blooming million may. to ybu'; L'a! just, a blooming' miniou';;and nothirig more/ jv'!;' ..But,; if. .you.: 'real. gift/ for ■!*.!,.:'''■/ finance,;like!!the,!Prime.Minister,, it will. ;:!•);:'", appear to in its true;significance. :thing you.borrow.' ■';.!,;

, : ,^t:'^'-'iAt .the-inquest on a.bbxer'!who died '-:\'-i;:!;after. u. fight' at, Leicester, the .jury ,:;[;■:!;: "recomm.ended.thepadding'.of.the floors ? /!:''jy.S' in : ,boxing':rings." ; This! rule! will, of y!. : ;- i lr'''-.6ourse, t be 'adopted, but! somebody ;,will l; !'': •!':';:! see '/that ,!the .clogging effect of'feather. ■;,?;',%;;', beds can: be : >remedied by/the provision :;%';;•:!;'bf } a ,;tight pneumatic' mattress in; the (ri-v ;;:!ring. ..;'TMs;,wjll;open.',the way to a i^'O.'-^MW."."knock-put"," rule:! Instead ■•,of >;;;;."! being counted:.out, if he' fails to:rise; i!:.'.'. : ; ;-'. in ten seconds,' the boxer, will ;be outed ;Sl'".;'if;;after .the!tenth bounce,, ho is."still ,'i'' i' bouncing.: In;courso;.of time the gameV .".,''!.: broadening down! from : . precedent, to •,;:■!',-!;'. precedent, will,have become quite a new -'■ v! thing•.altogether'.:. Ultimately the cham:i;;:... piooship. will be settled by arbitration.

:vi-:-j V. : s"These here Oppositionists?makes ; rao • ■V 7'.'-tired,"said Mr. Dooley. .'..'' 'Be nix ./;>:';•.rotes,' .thoy ;.shouts in. triump', or 'be v-'i "■ '■' ' •tin votes,' or be so manny. 'If,' they says, ;V;;i(. piiinbers'.had ,voted^according to their ■v-> :.vpledges, there'd have been- a; major'ty 1 ■ •;;7.': ; agin Joe." (. ' "••■''"•,. , N;& ';•■■'■ VPAidn't .there?" asked Mr. Hounessy.;; .■': '',/. .■■-■' ■[[- '■■{' ''",.'■ ■ .1,7:: "Iv- .coorse, Jawn, but what then? \-',iJ. ;■ Ye;can't ; tell;m6 that all me frincT Bill '; : 'j ; . : ,. ■Slasseywants t'get : a major'ty agin '-'"." Job. :What : s"a- major'ty? , iWhat wud' :V '■■■■ V'.•'■ it help him.if ho got:a'major'ty?,_'Sup r : '. ; ;.,- 'P.OS6 ho did get a major'ty—-what .hap-' .... pens?' Joo gets up.an'.. says,'!'Ge'nt!c- ---": min,' ho says, Vifc.'paiiis.me t' see.that '■■ y' .-.' a major'ty iv ye have' no confidence in] '.•.;'. me. I thought 'that this anxiety,' -he ""l' : .;' says, ,'t'. defame :'th' .crcdhit. iv th" •■;'- : 'y'- '■ sounthfy wuz confined it'.Th' Dominion and th' other rags that,' be.says, 'pub- .("■'■; . lishes tli' amount iv the public debt,' . ■ "" says. ho. •'But if ye have; no confidence .in th' counthry, 1 have,' he says, 'an' v if ye don't thrust me, I will rayturrn .'•■ .'; good -f'r evil, an' will thrust ye. An' . now .1 move th' socon' reading iv th' '■.. Goloshes Bill. . In doin' so, I Will briefly -■';■■' .. explain th' iuiporrtance iv regulatin' ; : ';>,;' ~th'. shapo iv goloshes,' ho says. Ah' me s^' : ' ,'frind Bill Massey gets up, 'A p'int iv j,::-;^'i'ordher.j'he says; 'is th' Guv'mint goin' -?</. ."Tt'-raysign?' says ho. The Prime Minis■V;. • 'thcriaffs an'.says, 'At th' oyster sup- ':'■';( ■''!•';■per we forgot pollytics an' made .'jokes, '■ki-'-'- which'was:right, but as pollytics wuz ■out iv. place', at th' .oyster, supper,' ho ■,'..':',''. says, 'me frind Massey.must know that' '.'j:\' : -jokes is out iv place in th' House,' says '•V : he. 'As/t'raysignin',' ho says, 'does ;-i-•'"'-'■Hh' hon'ble.. mimber think,; docs, he, ' : ' liikinV.at Buddo, and Car'l, an' Roddy, p.ud Tom, does'ho .think they're .likely ; t' raysign?. Nonsense,' be says, 'does th'. hon'ble raimbor think we're hero • .f'r fun? (Loud cheers -fr'm Poole an' Lorn'sou.) Yo con take mo job fr'm me, but I'm not goin' t' surrender it, 'Tis not f'r mcsilf I mind, though''tis ; ' a comfortable billet, but am I'goin' t' '•.. desthroy th' means iv livelihood iv mo ".'.■; festhful supportbers? I am,' he sa\'Sj,

'not,' says he. An' there y'are. What can Bill"Massey dp? Ho can • pass as many motions iv no-confidenco as lie likes, but ohdher th' . bludgeonih's. iv chance, as th' pot©-Bracken says, Joe's head is bloody but unbowed. 'Bill hasn't grasped that what he's got t' shift is not an ■ old-fashioned :..,cwwd,.that! s in pollytics f'r th'""sake' idoes, but-an'up-t'-dato push that's in pollytics f'r what pollytics. can give. thim. If'tii'"House says it has no confidence hvth'. .Guv'mint, Joq will thry I' sthrugglo along without their bloomin' confidence. 'He'd rather, have it, of coorse, but.'tisn't a vital thing annyway. An' he's not goin',t'. bo bounced into throwin' 'up his. job be anny majority.: Me; frind Massey is wastin his time." ■ \ .'■;■-■