WELL DONE, "DOMINION."

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1896, 3 November 1913, Page 9

WELL DONE, "DOMINION."

(To the Editor.) Sir, —At tho risk of taking up your vahiablo space, I cannot refrain irora paying tribute to tho ablo manner in which yoU have endeavoured to place tho facts of tlio present dotflorablo ■ striko before your readers, and tlio foarless and splendid stand you tt.ro taking to protect tho interests of all decent people in tho Dominion. After reading the striko account (including Sir J. Ward's deplorable speech in tlio House), I turned for saluco to your leading columns, and was pleased to find my own thoughts expressed in your leader. Words cannot - express tho indignation of tlio majority of tho people m 'tliia district at tho unwarranted speech of tho deader of tho Opposition; and despite what ho said about being oil tha side of law and order, tho Country people, at all events, will not forget tbo remarks of the right hem. gentleman. Instead of standing shoulder to shoulder with tho i'rinie Minister in this national crisis, he is' stooping to conquer by pandering to the. Labour union bosses. Any intelligent person can see through Such political trickery, and also the result of placing men liko Mr. Fletcher in responsible positions, who, when a crisis arises., ftro not' able to Stand up to the Labour union bosses. Had tho chairman of the Harbour Board not beon a political aspirant, he would liavo .been free to take a, strong stand from tho .start. All power to Tun Dominion for its fearless fight. You liavo dono mora than will ever bo known to posterity in tlio interests, of political sanity in this past and taw and order "at present. Keep right on fighting strong and hard. You liavo tho majority of tlio people of this fair country at your backs, and in tilts eiid right will become mialit, and sweep away this festering canker that is eating tbo very heart out of this fair Dominion.—l am, etc.) W.H.T. Ekotahund, October 81.

18 THIS A FREE "COUNTRY? (To tho Editor.) Sir,—lt has been generally supposed that wo livo in a free country, and that wo aro a democracy, but we find wo aro mistaken. Wo nfo now being governed by a small section of tho community —-an aristocracy of wharf labourers. We are in want of supplies of food and coal, quantities of winch are actually on board of vessels lying at anchor in our harbour, but our masters Will not allow these commodities to bo landed. Occasionally, our masters show us a little kindness i they .will allow soma racohorses, not too many, to bo shipped. A little consideration will show how far wo aro from having tho 1 majority rule. Tho last general election' gave \ia only four Labour -members in Parliament, and some of these elected' only by tho second ballot. Tlio last election to tho City Council showed tho Labour party to bo ill a very decided minority, oven hero in Wellington. Besides which, It number of working men hero aro much' opposed to tho action of our strikers, to. say nothing of worldng women. If wo 1 - go outside the city, into tlio rural die-! tricts, wo find an overwhelming major-! ity against our trade being interfered with by an irresponsible knot of mon. If these men refuso to work, they aro : within their Tight, so long as they do not leave their wives and children to bo supported by thoso who will work; but wlion, by violence, they prevent others from working, liberty lias gono, wo are Under tho tyranny of belf-cottstitutei} niters. It behoves all who deplore tlila tyranny to seek to render tlio Government every assistance to restore us our liberty, and doliver us from this rule of n mob. If wo cannot do anything else, lot ur bo careful to avoid in any way seeming to countenance these misguidedmen, who have 'brought things to suctt 1 . a pass.*—l am, etc., SCREW TATUR. Wellington) November 1, 1913.