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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2324, 4 December 1914, Page 6

Tho "exploitation of the workers" la a ; favourite phrase in the vocabulary of the 1 opponents of the present Government. According to'them it. is the Massey Party who are the workers. Now, • 'were tho working classes ever "exploited" ,' more effectually than they were for a number, of long years, under the benign i reign of a "Liberal" Administration, by ' the sale of shoddy footwear by a'nu- ■ ber of unscrupulous dealers? This trade : .flourished until the Massey Government came"into power, when it' passed the Footwea? Regulation Act. This Act' provides that unless the soles of boots and shoes offered for sale consist. of 6olid •leather they must be "conspicuously and ' legibly stamped" with a statement'of the composition of the material, or materials,, used. Any person committing a breach of this provision is liable to a penalty of £2H. Anyone now detected in selling shoddy footwear will .have no reason to bless the Massey Government. Those who talk so glibly and loudly about "exploitation" are always silent about such matters as these.—Auckland "Herald." • Adispassionate review of the history of 1 the last two and a half years cannot but convince all.'unbiased people that the Eeform Government has more than justified its existence arid is fully entitled to a renewal of. confidence.—Taranaki "Herald." The fertile district of Southland is fortunate in having such a progressive. firm as Fleming and Co., Ltd., ceipal food manufacturers.: Probably the finest oats in the world are grown in Southland, and this firm is kept busy day and night-sup-plying the country with pure products made from this golden grain. In spite of the fact that times are rather dull, the sales of Oreamoata are reported to be increasing beyond the capacity of-the already up-to-date plant, and Messrs. Fleming and Co. are making arrangements toj still further increase the output of all cereal foods, particularly Creamoata. The old-fashioned packing of foodstuffs iu bags is being supplanted by neat airtight cartons. No harm can bo done to .' tho 1 ' food thus packed and shipped in cases,to all parts of the Australasian colonics, Messrs. Fleming and Co. are confident that the future of .their cereal products is very bright.' Tho enthusiastic demand for their goods has forced them to increaso their plant, and- any delay 'in deliveries which has : been felt by the dealers in foodstuffs of Creamoata aud other cereals 'mlli be allayed in- tho future.The body of a man and a smashed motor-car were found in the sea at Southern Down, near Cardiff. It is believed that the car was driven over the cliffs and fell 150 ft. on to tho rocks. ' Tho committee iu control of tho Oardiff Coal, Exchange at a special meeting', decided that until further notice Gertpans- and Austrp-Huiig;irians who have' riot ocen naturalised and all their representatives, irrespective of nationality, are'suspended from membership of tho exchange. • '