AMAZING MENTALITY.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 October 1925, Page 4

AMAZING MENTALITY.

(HR NEW ZEALAND REDS

ADVOCATES OF CLASS HATRED

Respiee Einem.) NO. IE

Another nmnzinz statement is roil- h iiicd in the preamhk* of the const i-itit.-n of the "Fnited Mine Workers s . New Zealand.” which reads as tol- ~ ws: -We hold that there is a class niggle in society, and that the sttilge is caused by the capitalist class « .suing that means of production t*> h Licit the working class must have ar- v ■ss in order to live. The working ass produces all value. 'I he greater io share the capitalist appropriates ie. less the sha.ro for the working class, lie interests of these two classes are i constant conflict.” lit the above initenco which asserts that “the workig class produces all value." seems 1,1,0 applied only to manual labourers. , 'ho technicians seem to be entirely ( .ft. out, but it is doubtt ul it they •ould he satisfied to exert all their nergv for a flat rate that depended ' Hj ipel v on the public’s demand for oal won from Mother Earth. If the i ramers of the constitution think that he men of the professions are going , slave anil scheme for the benefit of he community at large, their mental- . ty in assuming that men would he nch fools, is another amazing instance ' ,f their lack of knowledge of_ human mture. With regard to the "banjo” nen producing all value will be dealt with inter on. ENGLISH MINING PROFITS. In reading an English publication i short time ago the following figures were dropped upon, showing that the .ervices rendered by capital and skill*"' 1 ireeiion were very cheap. Hit* stiifislieal return was for the year 10'-’1 ,nil covered nii the coal mining areas in Britain, with the exception of two small ones. The total divisible procods were ,L 1 fi'-huFfi.HAO. and of the amount £110,088,7-JO. mi 01.si pci cent. Mils absorbed in wages, pi..fitonly absorbing B.lft per i-ent. In the |a«t eight month-, ol the same yem. oS.p_> of the divisible profits went in wages, and only' 1.88 per ccnl io profits. If the miners, it is computed that were engaged in tin 1 industry leeeivod the whole of the profits they would have only got an additional AOs each for the eight months. And. Him ill IOd.A. we have the industry receiving State aid. the poor overburdened, taxpayers of Britain having i" find the necessary. And perhaps, the same thing will happen m New Zeo|;mid if the Labour Pariy secures the Treasury Benches, because the miners will have to receive a dole if there is a poor market for the coal Ihov win. THE ”ARCH'S” AS AN EXAMPLE. Even in reading the one and only labcur daily newspaper (the -‘Grey River /Argus”) in this Dominion, one drops across columns of stall' anil nonsense, that savours of the renegade, ami which is another example of amazing mentality, ]„ its leading columns it has decried Britain in many of her dealings with foreign nations, as Instance the minder of General Wilson some years ago, and more recently the murder of Sir Lee Stack. Sirdar of Egypt. whilst Mime of its headings would mnko Ins Satanic- Majesty blush, fancy applauding the death of two while foreign aviators when they were brought down by trib'smen —when black meets white in time to come, the black invaders are sure to present the “Argus” with a leather modal for the great and wonderful sympathy it displayed in their hour of darkness wlcn their white oppressors held sway centuries ago- perhaps if the Socialists hold stvtiv then the,,, will '. ■ not white and no black race, but a race e.f a glorious blend anil harmonic idea!'. 1 hell lucres v.-Mows and browns, vl-rh should eomI'iin* to make a most perfect inn. lul can the "Argus” picture suffering

liumnmty 111 Ilie process evomeg ibis wonderful Miss? It the “Argus w.euid only study the laws "i nature a little, it would see that there mu-t always !v a struggle iui existence. “A HOPS" SPNREAM COI.I'MN. Some very iiliiminal ing inioriiiatiuii also appeal's m a euhui.il enndiuled by Aunt I'lorn (whoever -he he) P.r in,' aiaiisement and educatimi of the children. Ii is called l lie "Sinihcam t'ni--1111111,” and il:.- '''Sun'' Beams” down Seething with cla—-eoiisrinusne-.-. a very rotten doctrine to instil into the minds of young hopefuls, who will he sure to betray the Empiie if they are not taught et iierwi.se. Berate the capitalists by all means ii better eauditions can he won. but see that the e.i,nt:ilistx and worker, of oiler iuuiit ne., are luu ill a stronger post! ion than we ire. Ml salve-.. .Make all foreigners friends, 101 l sleep with i.tie eye open. Ihe Eat in and Anglo-Saxon uin.s view tilings from dillcrent angles, and this was poinu-d oui only recently ai tin* League oi Nations meeting at Geneva. Erom a marriage p..int el mr, aeeording to some winne.i authorities and t raveller-. tliere is only one tin I inti with whit'll a union rilll he made with si!.-, .-ss. am! that is with Alien,. I, u lu>so language, amhl t ions, idea's and habits ate practically the same as uiir own. Marrittge with ilie prop!.* o! any oilier nation is a failure. So in uch tor i iitio ua t imial peace and g. mil w ill. To gel back to the Sunbeam Column and ".'.lint Flora." in one is-uo she fells the children that they are slaves c.f tk - i a j 1 1 a I i-.is. money i.s of no use. giving lit * illustration of a small tillage where it rained sovereigns and all became capitalists, so |here v,as not ally need for anyone to work. Then the village had a conference, which decided that all had to work. money being abolish, d. Very good as far as il goes, hill Aunt Mora should have explained the various intricate prnleiiis shat would lie liable to crop up oil the al diiien of our very convenient means of exchange. On another day she tells the c'rildivn that tin* machinery ol transport and production are no use without i lie the workers to run them, but e niveltiently forgets to say bow tlu* dill'ereut positions are going to he allocated, especially when our Creator has given ns dill'ereut talents. What about when the niticc hoy thinks he is 111 p: he a general manager and wants a turn at the wheel. Will he he shot down like a dog for his impertinence or given a thrashing. Some will have easy jobs and some won’t and there’s sure to he a red revolution, perhaps like a. faction light in -Mexico. I hen there’s another example of drones, hut Aunt Flora does not say whether they will he starved or killed after they are driven out from the hives of industry. Thoie are also several other examples which catch the eye from time to time, hut: all have flaws. In a letter to one of her lilile siiiil,earns. Aunt Flora writes: “1 wonder Vuy if you are glad now tliar school has started again. I know a lot of hoys hero _(vlw tell me they are sorry. They would like to have holidays always, and I think they are right. But wo must learn, so therefore we must go to school.” Aunt Flora should have added, “••<> therefore to live, we must.

The above may appear t-. he too childish to he (Considered seriously, hut th.e young mind is impressionablo and such a picture hung at the door ol Hades may. lure many a young person in: Hut what’s the use of crying over spilt milk. Perhaps when the Empire has fallen, everyone will wake up to never see again the great and glorious traditions of the British race.