Heard and Said

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 32, 13 October 1911, Page 10

Heard and Said

That Scott Bennett is meeting with splendid receptions eA^erj'Avhere. That already there is a tendency in certain quarters to rail straddle on tha conscription question. That "got off the fence" should be th© rallying cry at the forthcoming elections. That the agitation among the water- - aiders is arousing them to the necessity of closer organisation. That everywhere the cry is for live organisation as opposed to arbitration "crawls." That arbitration, is no longer looked ' upon Avith the eyes of veneration as , of yore. That Federations which exist under arbitration law are but useless ornaments. The "unity scheme" is becoming tho hall-mark of retrogression. That marine officials sporting gilt buttons and gold braid havo discovered that they are but wage-slaves. That all these workers want to coma together Avith their fellow-Avorkors into One Big Union—the N.Z.F.L. That the Paparoa Colliery, West Coast, •is reported to have closed down indefinitely. That Timaru Presbyterians are reported to have passed a resolution favouring Bible-in-schools. That the people of New Zealand will ' soon be confronted Avith a fight to preserA-e their schools from sectarian domination. That desperate efforts appear to have been made to re-seat the parasite Manuel upon the backs of the Portuguese people. That Minister of Labor Millar's state-* . ment that the "Court is held in derision" unfortunately has not general application. That it is true the Court treats. th« workers Avith derision. That the "fossils of the museum" are harping upon the Coronation invitations they didn't get. That Findlay will need' all the support he can get in order to supplant Mack • for Parnell. That if Parnell Avorkers display energy and enthusiasm, "Joe" Mack's success is assured. That a member of the audience at one of Soott Bennett's meetings waa very indignant because Scott referred to Ward's baronetcy as a "dog's collar." That it would be most interesting to know Avhat the individual thought Avhen he had the matter more fully explained to him. That the action of the Wellington Waterside Workers in withdrawing from the Trades and Labor Council is the first step to joining tho N.Z.F.L. That the Labor Party's success in Westralia is instructive as a lesson '• in organisation. That Westralian Avorkers have yet to learn that "sweeping the polls" by Australian Laborism Avill not bring about their emancipation. That the NeAV Zealand raihvay servants are in a state of unrest in consequence of their isolation from other • organised workers. That raihvay men, like all other wageslaves, can best protect their interests by helping to protect the interests of their class. That ia icertarin Wellington Labor "leader" states there is a difference betAveen Industrial Unionism as adA'ocated by the N.Z.F.L. and tho One Big Union. That the "leader" is sorely in need of a primer upon tho question of Industrial Unionism. That it would appear the only way in which unions can be kept oiit of the N.Z.F.L. is by tho deliberate misrepresentation, of silly officials. That Winston Churchill has relieved our minds by declaring that Liberalism is not Socialism. That avc don't think it needed the assurance of even a Churchill to convince us upon that point. That students of history should attend the series of lectures on the French Bevolution which are being delivered by Mr. John Gammell. That parliamentary discussion has rovealed the fact that the majority of members are of opinion that "dummy ism" is rampant in our present system of land ballots. That it is very noticeable that tho local residents generally secure selections despite the fact of their being an equal or perhaps greater number of applicants from outside districts.