A THREE-FOLD EVIL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 17, 15 October 1919, Page 8

A THREE-FOLD EVIL

AND THE HOOT OP IT. Sir,—Let me draw for you three short lines in parallel, and ask you or your readers in return to assist in putting their natural conclusions into a nutshell: Une—J.ook out among the hundred thousand people you know, those few disgruntled individuals ivho think there are no joys <n life, and to whom the world seems all wrong side up. Two.—Think of the mental calibre and Ins attitude to the world at large of the typical labour agitator. Thrse.—Apply the same scrutiny to those few talkative individuals who protend to voice the opinions of the bravest of our brave. Now consider the cause of this mental, moral or physical biliousness. Is it that their greedy ancestors ate the cake and drank the wine, leaving them nothing but indigestionf Partly; but is it not duo mainly to the fact that at heart th«w three classes, like their ancestors, arc still endeavouring lo take more than their own fair share of the cakes and wine of life? Tho selfish sell'centrcd individual neither deserves nor attains happiness; nor docs lie desire it for others. Tho self-styled Labour "leader" has most characteristics m com. mon with the unhappy individual of number one class, and to him is super added inimts idleness, disloyalty, ignorance, and the impudence which nceumpanics them. His ignorance and selfishness are responsible for more sorrov and suffering in this world than is war itself. The newer "agitator" is doing his poor bast to close up the generous svmpathv which was evoked by sacrifices so soon to be forgotten if he is allowed to persist. The cry of these imliappv 'individuals and Iwgus leaders, though often quite unconsciously, because of their supreme egot-sm, is, Uivo us more: give us nil"; whilst the solo joy and inspiration of the noble fellows they pretend to represent was in giving their nil for humanity. Unfortunately we havo no pnysicni guide as to the size of a nun s heartnot h ! s professions, certainly; but lorInnately the size of a man's head bears « definitely marked relation lo the cap"city of his brain, ns also does his public utterance. Judging by what te is tryIn" to do for anyone except himself, ami by" his ignoranco upon economic questions, he carries a heart like a, iralnttt, and wears a hat: size GJ-out of the franchise! out of all sane unions \ with sucli pi"iny "representatives," wh.pm no commereial concern would tolerate as a manager, and whose utter disloya ty renders ii'im unfit fcr any regular and profitable employment. Let the whole class of llrm 'turn attent : oi> to helping others and forgetting themselves, then will they enjoy the merry dance, and leave their misguided followers to earn nn independence as any sober industrious man in this country can do, instead of being taught to become a professional mendicant or a strike highwayman. All good men work-it is lire's badw of nobilit>. We have long since survived the ignorant superstition that independence ami nohility are to In- found' associated only with' idleness and loau^ibj.-^ain.^etc.,