THE “MAORILAND WORKER”

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 208, 28 May 1921, Page 7

THE “MAORILAND WORKER”

Sir—AVith reference to your editorial note on the "Afaoriland Y orker, and the recent change in its editorship, will you permit me to say that you are entircjy under a misapprehension? Mr. Hickey was not asked to leave the “Alaoriland Worker” because of any question of policy, but for quite other reasons, and the leading article in our last issue, wnieli you attribute to me, and which you take as an indication of the “dawning intelligence” of the l.alxmr movement was actually written by him. It is certainly awkward for you that you should have denounced our late editor while complimenting him (innocently) on an expression of his point of As ior your compliment to myself I feel I do not deserve it, and 1 dm sure you would have not paid me this had you not been labouring under a delusion as vou would call my “moderation My opinion is tlfat of Ah’. George Shaw that, confronted by the. conditions of modern capitalism, any man under forb- who is not a revolutionary is a mental inferior. I feel accordingly that The Dominion will suffer a severe disillusionment.-! am. Me, Editor. “Alaoriland Yorker.

May 26, 1921. [lt certainly is a little difficult to keep track of the frequent changes m the editorial control of the Labour-Socialist journal. Possibly working tor the 'hated capitalist is a more comfortable life than toiling under the eye ot labour bosses. Our comments, however, did not relate to individuals, but to the change m policv of the paper itself as announced in the editorial in its latest issue. If Mr. Thorn is the. “revolutionary Tie seems anxious to be known as. he may find it difficult to act up to the professions of moderation Io which Mr. Hickey in his farewell article has committed the paper.]