Political Pellets.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 23, 11 August 1911, Page 8

Political Pellets.

The Address-in-Reply Avas brought to ■ a "happy dispatch" last week-end, and this week Parliament began to dodge business less obviously.' * -r ■* C. G. Wade urged M'GoAven to. go to the Coronation; and, in M'GoAven's absence, the same Wade launched two no-confidence or censure motions within a month. It is understood that C. G. stands for Confidence Game. —"Bulletin." Yet another miner killed in the Greymouth district'!, What a blessing.Avagefelaves are cheap!— Auckland "Social Democrat." In the 'Ouse, Dr. Tc Rangihiroa said, referring to the Race Congress iioav proceeding at Home, we had our own race problem here. He was rather inclined to believe that the Maori Avas considered more for his property than for himself. He Avas looked upon as a sort of an appendage —a useless appendage. The advancement of the Maori race would be by their deA'elopment as an agricultural, people. The natives in the North keenly anxious to have their lands partitioned. There Avas sufficient AAork in the North for tAvo Maori judges. He emphasised the- need for protecting the natives, and likened.native land to entailed properties. The native-was .-.inclined to forget his duty to his descendants, and to help him in this respect the money from the sale of properties should be handed for control to an officer, such -as the Public Trustee.: The taunt was frequently throAvn that the native would not work, but the facts did not support the allegation:- In the North there were Maori Avorkcrs fit to take their place alongside any European. * * * At a meeting of the' South Dunedin branch of the Noav .Zealand Labour Party, the folloAving candidates Aye re selected for the general election :—Dunedin North, Mr. A. R. Barclay; Dunedin Central, Mr. C.';W., Fisher; Dunedin South, Mr. A. R. ' Jackson. t * .* - V.f ■'.. * . Socialism is against the irreligion of Avar, loav Avages, and long hours of la-_ hour. It is, also against-the irreligion of Capitalistic exploitation," and the hypocrisy of the Fat press. — "Q. Worker." . ; - "Agricoia" to *"Gisborno Times": "What man is going to put up with that treatment; not-I! I, am going to folloAV the footsteps of dozens of other NeAV Zealanders to Australia, Avhere a man is not hunted out of his job just because Avinter is coining on. Is it any wonder that the farm labourers seek the protection of a union. It is the 'cockatoo', who has himself to blame for this. NeA-cr mind, 'Let 'em all come.' Hoping you Avill find space for this protest." The Central Executive of the N.S.W. Political Labour League has decided to consider Mr. Drum's application for renomination as Labour candidate for the Mudgee seat. SYDNEY, 31st July. Mr. Wade,. Leader of the Opposition in the State Parliament, states that owing to his inability to persuade the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir W. P. Culleii, to grant a dissolution, he lias returned his commission to form a Ministry. Mr. Holm an, the late Acting-Premier, Avas sent for by his Excellency, Avho asked him to ' AvithdraAv his resignations of the Government, and offered to grant the condition previously asked for —that Parliament should be prorogued until the by-elections for the two vacant Labour seats have taken place. Mr. Holman consented, and the prorogation will issue to-morroAV. In the meantime the Labour Government AAnll continue in poAver. • « # Says "Petone Chronicle" : To oust Hereditary Ward's.Government, Massey will have to hold all the seats that he has got and capture fifteen more. He has got tAvo chances of doing this —his OAA-n and Buckley's. NeAV Zealand is sick of both sets of politicians, and at the general elections a number of radicals on both sides, avlio are sick of both Bluff, and Stickfast, will renounce their allegiance to the Aristocrat and his motley creAV, and Plain Bill and his tatterdemalion remnant, and come out in the open flying the banner of land reform as a preliminary to a general advance toAvards really democratic legislation. Labour also is being organised, and something will be heard from that quarter as soon as the AA'arring factions are reconciled and reduced to a spirit of amity and sAveet reasonableness. ■■' The Kiripaka Coal Miners' Industrial Up ion of Workers has decided to take a copy of "The Maoriland Worker" for each of its members. Good!

Mr. D. M'Lar'en (Wellington East) has again: introduced his Bill for the amendment of the Shearers' and Agricultural Labourers' Accommodation Act, 1908. ' It is "in every detail the Bill of last session, Avhich Avas'read a first time on July 18, and perished; in the annual slaughter of the innocents. • * , * Sir William SteA\-ard's Marriage Amendment Act is in circulation. It is the same measure AA-hich he has brought forward on-several occasions, its object being to make it laAvful to marry a de-. ceased wife's niece or a deceased husband's nephew. * *■■■* The Hon. J. Barr, . continuing the debate on the Address-in-Reply, said there Avas not the oilghtest doubt that the youth not the slightest doubt that the youth of NeAV Zealand required more discipline. (Hear," hear.) To his mind the only trouble was that the scheme did not provide for sufficient training. NotAviths'tanding the opinions which had

Henry Quelch (whose, portrait appears in tliis issue) ha.s been the able editor of "Justice" since 1892. Before this date he Avas a Avriter for the celebrated internationalist paper, beginning to 'contribute, in 18S4 and soon making his mark. He joined the SocialDemocratic Federation in 1881, and has been prominently identified Avith the moveraent ever since. He Avrites pamphlets, carries on debates, runs for Parliament, does executive work, attends congresses and gets jailed. His fame is Avorld-Avide, and his Avork forSocialism imperishable. His little article for this paper on another page is exceedingly AA'elcome, and Aye thank him for it. '

been expressed, there Avas room here for domestic servants. He did not say the immigration of girls Avould solve the problem; they would haA-e to deal with the matter in the schools, where the girls could be educated. Unfortunately at the present time there was a proportion of 'women more' ornamental than The 831 domestic servants, Avho, according to the immigration report, had come to Noav Zealand last 3'ear, AA'ere not sufficient to meet demands. Some of them were not domestic servants, and some of them, he Avas sorry to say, Avere not desirable. Again, the supervision in. some cases was not all that might be desired. Somebody should be sent from this country to supervise the immigration, and see that the right class of girls Avas sent out. , * * * We are glad to note that the "Maoriland Worker," under the able ship of our comrade R. Ross, goes oh its triumphant Avay. A splendid article is. by "Dogmatist" on "Co-operation.' Is it Avorth AA-hile?" in which he implores the Avorkers not to be sidetracked by mere side slioavs, but to organise all the time and only "to take and hold all that they have by their-, labour produced." This is lioav he whips Avith scorpions those Avho are not class conscious enough to take the larger outlook of Education towards Revolution, but want to spend the rest of their lives looking out for co-operative "divs."— "International Socialist," Sydney. GREYMOUTH, 3rd August. A fatal accident occurred at the State Coal Mine this afternoon, Avhen Thomas M'Gahan, aged thirty-tAvo years, a single man, Avas killed by a fall of coal. Deceased had worked for three years in the mine, and came from Queensland. # ■ * * The British Miners' Federation has decided to ask the to consider the payment of a district minimum wage for working' in abnormal places, otherwise, an immediate ballot will be taken as to whether there shall be a striker ;