The Mighty Atom.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 27, 8 September 1911, Page 12

The Mighty Atom.

Soufeii AitwS-tral-ia'vS Labor daily, "Adokudo lloral.d," reprinted from this paper Cooko's .art-id© on "Prison Reform," Queloirs letter on "The Social Itovohiti-oi!," and portion of our interview with W. T. Mills. Respecting the iast-rwuncxi, wo note that not a few soTitumponirios reprint Professor Milld" views on Industrial Unionism as uttered to our editor. We are proud to chronicle that quite- *' lot of Australian contemporaries comment upon and quote from this paper. "From Stadium to Socialism" was the apt heading given by Melb. "Socialist" to Jack Harris' 'loiter to "The Worker."

Herbert Co id or, of Simderland, England, who is visiting Australasia on behalf of the Society of Friends, left 'New Zealand on Friday last for Tasmania, en. route to Australia. Mr Corder's lecture on "Militarism and International Relation's" was delivered in Auckland, Wellington and Christ-church, and is worthy of reproduction as a pamphlet. In a chat wo gathered from Mr. Corder that before he came to N.Z. he had not taken the public platform as a lecturer. Another proof that if the thing is in a man, and he feels impelled to out with it, he will invariably "make good" as speaker.

A grand old battler (T. Bromley, to wit), of Avoca, Victoria, writes: "Kindest regards to all Socialists, not forgetting Scott Bennett. ,

Dr. Karl Kum, a celebrated German explorer, who recently completed a highly-interesting journey from tthe Niger to the Nile, is shortly to visit N.Z. on a lecturing tour. He is an authority on the Soudan and the Soudanese.

John Dowgray, workers' representative on the Mines Commission, was present as a delegate at the inauguration of the Scottish Miners' Federation. * * * Ben Tillet says that as a result of the transport workers' srike, industrial organisation will go on apace. * * * Harry Holland, editor "International Socialist/ , is again writing for the paper. Comrades will rejoice at his recovery.

Dr. Buck, Northern Maori, is one of the shrewdest men in Parliament, judging from Hansard. He appears to have summed up our civilisation for what it is worth.

Mr. Arthur Withy, single tax organiser, is contesting Waitemata in the Government interest. And Mr. Withy said he was out to end exploitation I * * *

Mr. Rix, West Coast representative Typographers , Union, was a caller at "Worker" office last week.

Mr. Nat Gould, well-known as a. writer of sporting novels, is considering a lecturing tour of Australasia. Mr Gould is a good speaker.

Jack Wood, of Los Angeles, California, writes interestingly of the working-class movement in America. He states that there is a tendency to sink principles for pelf .and to vote catching instead of sound educational work. An attempt was made by S.P. of California to preveint Debs and Haywood coming to that State, as their straightforward speaking might mean the scaring of timid voters. Wood pins his faith in. the I.W.W. as being the hope of the American working-class.

Madame Curie, who, in conjunction with her husband, discovered radium, is en the verge of another great discovery. Professor Ivamerling Hones, of Leyden, has placed a laboratory having facilities to develop the most intense cold (270 deg. centigrade), which has liquefied even helium gas, at Madame's disposal.

Mrs. Zangwill, wife of the wellknown author, speaking at a meeting of the Actresses' Franchise League at tho Criterion Restaurant in London, said that one of the main anti-suffrag-ist arguments was the numerical preponderance of women, which, they said, would mean petticoat government. She could n.ot see why it sihould be worse- for men to be under a petticoat government than it was new for women to be under a trousers governmeri't. (Laughter.) What they needed was a divided-skirt government. (Laughter.)

J. B. Hulb-orfc, of Nolson ? late secrotary N.Z. Socialist Party, is conducting an able a.:ul valuable correspcn-cl-•ynoo in tluy loci! papers in reply to oditoria! :!i:s-siatoiiient.s on the rovjont mdu.-rt-rial uphcavnl in Jsr;!.ain.' "Wnr.Micvor t.ho opportunity occurs, friend 'Tluibort can ;y: fo'.Mid wil-ii voice iu\d clianipioniUig tho cause of th-o •a slaves.