SEDITIOUS PROPAGANDA
Sir.—l see from the Parliamentary report in your last week's issue, when oil the subject of Labour unions, you quote Mr. J. A. Young, Waikato, as having said: "That tho motive behind the desire to form one big union was the wish to brins about a revolution. Ho read from the 'Maoriland Worker' articles advocating the promotion of revolution through the means of such a union. One passage quoted urged that an endeavour should bo mado to aohiove a revolution in thonght that would lead 1 to a revolution in action. Another advocated tho use of force to bring about the desired change in the social order." If wo have no laws in New Zealand to jjunish those responsible for seditious propaganda, as above stated, our never-ceas-ing industrial strikes can readily.be accounted for. If, on the other hand, we have legislation to ensure loyalty, and do not enforce same, we are courting trouble, by reason of the fact—to use the words of an eminent Judge—"tho greatest incentive to crime is tho nonenfereement of law."—l am, etc., CRIPPLED INDUSTRY.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 8, 5 October 1920, Page 7
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180SEDITIOUS PROPAGANDA Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 8, 5 October 1920, Page 7
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