THE MAN ON THE LAND.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1473, 22 June 1912, Page 16

THE MAN ON THE LAND.

HIS V'LWS GN THC PROiiUCM,

GOINGWfo.ILVYE S(.!Mi;rill.\fi.id

: '<$? l ii^ ;• i'l'O times wsr are living- in, • he• hopin i;l "l ;i^i>i iiiLi (>!is""oi ;ji liu . Ijabjui'^jwrty-Jas .expressed )jy its' lcaili'l'S'^fViz I ;more- pay, ■ 'SiiorvCKjioin-s/.uiid'.chcapciyjiVmgi'iMaki.'s oiiu;; wonder'.-!by:J;vli:il of ■ 1 iio-o- orators-' expect; lo';'nitain" J Js, - aiul what; I lie' producer; (tlw J(iniKj-).is. (roij!}r.t() say on tho-subjcct.;. To uuiy;;,E;ino.:;i!iiiii; tho ciuestiojiV of <'Higher :|iii,v,.;;uiris DcUiT, COlilfGi L,. (T.IIV. Oillv bl! ; l)U ; :ia;ned<l.i:gincicased jiiilu-li-y.;;mf- the.' hp- ; plicatiuir-ot •- tiuv' bust- methods • of • produo; Un.i. v- Shorter hours, '.--lessened efiil'iruey; Imra'-singconditions,Xeau oi'lv- ondHa' tin-tnoiai <i•-;\sV<-v, • . *■' 'J'iif- ;to;v n-■ ;voric^-r.-viV Cfinliiniipllv ci^inff l mil for ' moro pay,-" shorter hours,' 'and ■' heavy protective duties, wiiii.li can "only „Imi siyeii by, i!ii]iosiii;! further'-buvdcns on 'iiroiluccrs; • or. the.- men,, ciulhe lamli lif-ii'i' itsssy.veU known-:, that itlia' man who 'ilo-dny.ii wishes .to be'a successfulfarmer r (::ui oi.ly plaets a limit- to bis;hours of ?»VOl-Wbyg(.llo'. stern necessity of, nature ..that, ho must have sonic sleep.-cThi!-aver-hpro'-hoiirs.'nf a working fanner-are,, about llil jper: week. He.must faco nil ■ weathers, nil; risks, and bccomca. slave, in order that tliose-v.UoVonpreKato-in. tho j cities can have shorter hours, high waqos, i ami plenty ofs'ninuserooht; and recreation. ' JJo tiio Lnbour* leaders,.;;who-think < they nro "tho,.Great, Power"; i'ver 1 realiso' that tho_ man-;on/ the- land;; will.-',. one'day, risa and dominate, the -''whoSo'problemlio .may and ; (!if!icult' ; (o ■rouse—Uis vnvivoi\.me:ii;, oflen- caii-;es bis •j'luin;- to. become-, somewhat slap-fish- uu ■JiQ iJurniiiK questions,;-' of-'Mha^day—but once, rousa htm and hoiwill; bo'"-a. "living tift'er." Just now her; fails'? .toa'p-asp ■the significance of lhoJwhole.-mailer,?and is, lulled to sleep on accmint>oFllie,'"pnv-rat..-cry; of "Capital versus;!,aboiir,",, but ,iv,ienhe ' does roaliso'ffits£ meaning, -r.lho • town :wo!Ker. will then pro;;(jucer.'is ['oiii'; to dominate;. ;anu,•*.that other trades'-!wilKliavo'*, t i j'£giva : ; UieuvJjest, ■ or. s^ai-ve.r';:-:.; ;: -!-! : ;-.;;;/v: .! ; ' .■'

. . ;Thc Problem of Cheap Living . v KV-.Tlio question of cheap living will never ?' ~lie', ;:iilv('(!,'iiiUil they realise that'in order* ; ;;to.'produce cheaply the fruits of the'Uaml,'? ;,cyery facility must bn grantee! t!ic:fanner ; jto;-. provide tilnse fruits bv. the 'iiiosf'ew- ; - 'nominal" mc.'uis in bis power... This'eini-.-not obtain by placing liaro-ring' buns on the transport ami distribiiiion'-olT: :Ins produce. If the farmer .adopted even'V an eight-hour day. ths town worker wouid soon nml that; the cost of living.- would ;h salaries irow K-ido., v.uiim • nuuU V.>?.preaclnns revolutionary. Socialism;'.clbim-V Hie right to: live?' ri'hey toil not. neitlu-Tv . no Oioy. spin,..:, mul m what manner t.lior"foro aro (hov cntitlod i 0 (!m fvniu of the'earth morft'ibnii those they so readily ' financial,:-and social portions oMifo'S ' J;or;somc years past m (his countrv. the rising value of land; and the fairly re- I muiieraiivo value of its products, has*kept I the farmer quiet. This cannot much loin;«t'I obtain. Land- values, if not to alroa'.l'-, will soon reach llieir limit,' and., only -

(smaller • areas- and moro intense produo-S Hon can prevent disaster in ease of.a>f«ltsP£\ in foodstuff values. This, however, t.icaii-s'-. more work,-both of bvuin and of nail is it likely.the farmer is going to do-.'-t*' . (his in order. I hat the artisan or the Jab-X*'. ■'omer in the cities can live in luxury, with four hours work a day, whiM; lie toils far?st? -fourteen?' They will find the "almighty'-® .power-"- will.either Jiavo to lie a»aiuioneU ; and-a littlo'more sweat of the brow Ji . trodu'tfefl, <st -clso they will' liave liftTc to.iVS' 'cat and a let of timo to-digest it. ■■' Just now tlio Labour jwrt-y aro : verjs£'s astute, and arc trying to win the «ym.pathy.of the working farmers by them.as their own kith and k'in, lust Uf'S'-S t hose' who do any thinking tho veneer is ; vS? too thin, and the bait is not readily nraKs£ rlowod.- vriio interests are so widely <JiverS ; % Bent,- and so bitterly opposed to 1 eacir'W other, that they, can 110 moro readily wiF? similato than oil with water. -, 'i/iiSi-i

'■'Why-do' we find our lads attracted top.';. ,the .cities to-day, and it difficult to keep!?fe : ' them■ 011tho land? Simply bccaus© 1 tho'':yvS one., offers "thorn case and-.g'ilter, hours.iand'inoro. money to spend; "they- know: the life of tho farm, to be. omv.'&t of toii; and with littlo io oil'cr in tlw way : -5 : vV .of amusement;; except those inaiilv txrrACi .rises which our present-day youth "is dis*:' ; vS; inclined to follow. ; ;; ' ■ ". . • The Town Labour Party. ' Tho town Labour party may think il is - going to rule the world, but they will tindvH : the. man ou the land (tho producer) is go-)":-''* ing to have something to say en the (ion, and that their ideals of a. few hours ' a day, full stomachs, and visions of preeo ' ami plenty .will'.melt like snow before- tho',;? ''' burning sun. ''Sltft.'f-! lonest; laljour,-' faithfully, given, willHf;;' receive, its,-reward,- but to encourage a'- : 'v;Y .lazy,, improvident class in the cities UV. ;J >. feeil.npon the (oilers of the land will make vS. HIOS3 toilers vise ami combat the growing oyil.ri.ot';., Jtevclntionary • .Socialism. • Goa 'Ms giv-eth:- tho* means and the- increase, but'S-;. mai'i'jprovides tho toil, and' tho man oa tho'-lrtnd. will never become the slave to;;?f •tho I forces of oi'ganifod Lalwur';-' • Now: : .H?' : -Zealand is bound. ..easdi year to produeo'a .'S' i certain, value'!from'its soil ami products..-':# •totmeet its financial obligations, and if iiS this fails the reaction will Is- felt at ones ■'■'■~'7 ill tho cities,' and distress .and poverty will ! ?.f, follow its' wake. Therefore, ail must Vtriva. -|;W to give their fair shave of toil in order Ve .S*;: ■ renp,;a fair' share of its fruits, and a!i : #: |m list pay the penalty of manV first, dis-' 'obeilienee to the command of Id's .Creator, viz., -V H.v tho sweat oi your brow'shall yo -i' : 'f live."';' There can be 110 general evasion of'rfv this -law witlwttt inviting national:- S' 1 - aster. :•■■ ''■ .- . ■ .s>■-

■-I have not' touched on the miestioii of '■land lnmonalisation, (ho jut iamb »f (h«party, liccauso snch can only now bi> occomplislM.nl by an upheaval that -,vou!,l miiko the civilised world shudder, a;-d . afterwards open Die doors {o (he alien m.co=i to exterminate the remainder of (ho -V whites. .It is not tho'lnml (he.se Hcvoin;tio)invy fkwialists are after, but; ,tho fruit* of (ho lam'.—olhers to do the toiling "rl ■"< they ihc rating of tho fruits of (hat toil".