THE FARMERS DETERMINED.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1910, 19 November 1913, Page 9

THE FARMERS DETERMINED.

Sir, —As a Tiiranaki farmer, let mo congratulate tile Government on' the firm stand they aro making to compel law and order to bo maintained instead ofjnob -rule and anarchy. I was very ■grieved to read of_our boys svhoii tliey first went to Wellington being ordered to match through the- street? for the ruffijins and guttersnipes ,of the eity to pelt "with every missile they could lay hold of, even revolvers being used, while our hoys were ordered not to retaliate. Regular tros.ps cannot stand imifjh of this treatment.' I consider the way ant boys behaved the most heroic act that will be done during the strike. This proves the class of men yoil have defending you. They are the flower of the country, both men. and horses. Should the stone-throwing tactics toe repeated, let our boV3 at tbem. In half an liottr the scum will be safely hidden in their wari-eiis, tho streets cleared, and a Sunday morning's calm prevail. I have used tfoo word "scutiv' several timcsj and consider it. most appropriate, Nothing ■ but the scum of a. city could use such foul language aiad act as the mob did oft that occasion.

Brother Tregcar might say "eome," There is now an opportunity fof him and several members of Parliament with the same views to corns, not "scum," to the aid of the Red Feds, with substantial dianatiohs in. cash'— not froth and Hood and thunder business. Brother Treg«ar 'should be good for four, figures at least, considering'' what the workers havo done for him, The Parliamentary members could easily donate their honorarium in such a good cause. I am' sure the misguided and unthinking strikers will require substantial monetary aid in a week or two —now is the timo for tho poor dupes to see who their friends are. ' I would .strongly recommend the revolutionists to calmly consider their case ftow that a few of tho "fire-brands"' are under.lock and key. Under no eir-< cninstaiicps can you win even if every union in New Zealand was with you. No community in tho world can live without law and order. This is our very existence and in self-preservation nm3t bo.carried out. Secondly, there are thousands to one against you. By your brutal and lawless acts, yon have lost any chance of sympathy from cither Church or State. The fanners are well known to be peaceful, law-abiding people, and have no quarrel vHth unions as unions. We have quite enough troubles of our own. We have to contend with bad roads, bod seasons, had markets, high priii!-, of land, scarcity of labour, etc, etc. Tho last straw is when yuu dure to say yon will not permit, our produce to bo shipped to the world's markets. In nonelusion, let Ttol Feds., Black Feds., Bine Feds,, or Rainbow-coloured Ftvls. 'thoroughly understand: Our produce will be shipped, in spile of all the unions in New Zrahind, without let or hindrance, pencefnllv if possible, but wa iit'K'pi'Ptistwl For" tho Bltvewtiro, Shc-nM I,*"* friends think otherwise, pi&tk, the

timo while wo arc in the humour. —I aiu, etc., TARANAKI FARMER, November 15, 1913. I'.S.—Three, decent-looking follows, strikers, walked from Wellington to Taranalti, looking for work. Said they were full up of unions ami strife.'—T.l'\