LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1951, 7 January 1914, Page 6

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

lABOUR ORGANISATIONS

j7/:Sii:',^X££.'tl]o':^^ fosses..to , 'spealc:;;iiiJitiiat:,iiamc; : bou:■ j'"i'-I^rnH^\'toii , JifiovyfV^viiat^Hiiiiiipjihi are* : affiliatcd-'.tp , , : ;it* , and^whatUl]eiiii"jiii ; ' , . Worker'^\?eeinslto s cbn"sicl<'i'rt , ne'shearers , rscabs't(and-3lno;3thej'A;.S;K ; :S*;a;Wjls; .tiic:re''no'?blficialiilist^S).hat*^hiiikcs s ;v : The' ;/'W",L;P,;; ,^uull: .to atcdj:td^ibpth^|i)i:^o^itlieri!^S;lf,?as?il : : aiul rksTmihei'oiit'sJmmir. ber,;.ai:: ; !iiotYa ?y pi t jyvf. th is fj f;irt!3wnslaibtff clearly'' r>roclaimedVat.Hlie./Qvitsot?^jsJiC& , ;to%tU<i< rpally"exists:;'atj.an::^lfgit; : t;eally..does, cannot;..sonH»:?.!atoi:.repbrt; , ;''.listJof "affiii- ,, ated. !imionß,vq:te^f ?— : l ani;. ■^J;Ekctaliinia,^^ni!nrySM?l9l4;ij;.;| : ;.4;*f''. '? [The ■■.■L"hitcd--f l lliibour-':P.ar l tyj I '*a , s' ?our corresporidcnt,". ! saspects^js^n , ot; l a , ;.ver,y formidable present time.", ..We. kno^ofiiiio'JJ'ecordJ'of'jis' , niembershi]).J.:' ,^ij^ft'?&S::|^.^Si'v,jrS;,.'' : {'. '■': THE ■■ DUTY.' .iJFVj : t Sir, — ad--. dressiiii; , the iipiiblie.lof;i : Now ■;; Zealand through" your, paper-' on: tup sociaKunrest and its solution:. , ■■"It will only.be solved by a modern-; Mosob,.-who., grasps tho fundamental fscts;,:of' life,/necessary to assure humanity's '.progress.' upwards and onwards..;jWar and.bloodshed, cannot possibly .be avoided;*, anct every cri.couragemcntigiveii to defence should bo recognised as a .stenv.jiecessity. ". The modern soldier, ; "to succeed,-must be in moral and physical, perfection, guided by tho genus oL;. victory; or, in other words, "the heavensent.leader," ; The ChristianiSViking-'aud.r.smcere ...reformer should find the courage to adapt themselves to the'. blackest/ possibilities of. a world-wide upheaval,*S realising that it must herald-tho./dawn of a truer and. better civilisation;-,'..,,.'. Snivelling sentiments aro useless,'and-it behoves New Zealand, to ;bo prepared'to protect her superior economic ,, and 'democratic 'pqsi-; tion in a practical -way: •• It is a job for all classes' to learn -to fight. ~, : Forif pictures showing'; .at.,-. the'VTown."' Hall arc. correct, Christ" was a great fighter , . Seo hini clearing..'tlio-Temple!■ Certainly it is a case.,.of, : .swapping punches at a seven-mile range or over now, and to be up to v.'date requires- solid plain food, fresh air, and."education on military science, , and it is up to.those whose duty it is to watch, nnd see that•■ satis-

Factory progress, is ■'being made. 'S Only fiends and fMils..g!qry : ,in..war..but' to ail mind : ;itsi; true ?. Slight:.'as a scourge, .-is , - reydalnd.ifPiTliankiug , ■ yoii,' nnd asking to bo'excused for the liberty I take, —I. am.'<Btc.?-vii:;-U-. '■."., . ■■:■"<■■ V>._ ANDHE'C|SPAT?KANi S WORK- AT THE :WATERFRONT. ; Sir, —Would you ' kindly, spare mo a little space in-your.paper to. try and. Jot people know just, how matters aro on the wharf at the. present, moment ? Perhaps those, people whoso sympathy was with us at tho time of. the strike aro tinairaro of ..tho position- in which' tho workers who came'down from the country to open ...up. . your ■■■ .port .■ aro placed, and tho.'.insulting, things wo liavo to put up wiih. •■:.. It is outrageous that wo , should have to'.put up ■. with such treatment. '■'I will try and state tho position as clearly.as possible, for- 1 lam not much of a scholar ■ ■■ Tho labour the.various companies' and of tho Harbour Board stand on a form so they can sec all tlio men in tho room. They can then pick and choose - whom they'wish. Well, in choosing their men ■_ I noticed they chose mostly old waterside-rs who have returned ssneo'tho strike- has-been declared off. .Tho men who have.been working on the;wharf. for ..■■ tho past eight weeks liavo beeii turned .down. Why,-there are somo.of the men—and good workers too —have .not had any employment' for tho last, two cr three days, while tho men who have cost the country so .much money and have bren treating us in suck a shocking manner are getting plenty of work. ■ Xow can yon tell mo why tho Emplo3"ers' Association,.-Farmers' >'Union, and Harbour Board and shipping companies do not try and do something in the matter, for surely they are not goiiig to turn us down;, wo'the men who helped them through t-ho most critical situation New Zealand has over known? It is the intention , of tho old unionists to break up the tration Union:-and elect 'their ' ownofficers and put the country in a tur-

moil again before very long,''thereby ruining ail tho goodH'ork clone by the present Government, Farmers' union, Employers 1 Association, and ■tho Defenco League: , '-Avo they going to stand by and watch ■ all this going ■ on' and not help us, ■ for by helping 113 they will l)n helping-themselves? Perhaps sonio kind reactor, will bo.ablo to eßlighten me on the. subject.—l am, , etc., A COUNTRY BUMPKIN LUMPER, January 3. . .< ' . ..[The matters raised by our' correspondent have, .bnen brought ■under tho notice of those in authority,,and steps liavo been taken to check ,, the , 'attempts of tlio Federationists >;to displace tho Arbitration members.*' ,. As'our' correspondent properly points out, there is ovor.v reason why the employers should stand by those who stood by the public during "tho strike. We would suggest that representatives of tho employing . interests should exercise a- closer supervision! over tho engagement of. workers on tho waterfront.] '-. .'. ;. v "".