In Our Opinion.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 32, 13 October 1911, Page 11

In Our Opinion.

This is the grea- .. ; » » oral chorus in respect to this ■'paper's enlargement. With but few exceptions—and these the envious or the frightened— our readers express generous and congratulatory praise upon our neAV eize aud appearance. And it is a avoucberful thing aa-© are doing—and Avill make history. It will be observed that ijvhilst holding firm to Industrial Unionism and Revolutionary Socialism as out (weapons, Aye are none the less anxious Jo help the organised Avorkers of any voalling or trade; and so Aye shall ever 9»© glad to -speak for the tramAvaymeai, jtbe iwotmakers., the railAvayinen, the carpenters and other aggregations not —yet * —in the N.Z. Federation of Labor. Very Boon all the Avorkers Avill realise that -fchis paper is their tried and tested triend, and may be trusted. Meamvhile-, iup Avitli the circulation! expand the influence !

uI"N support of oui- call to "Wake up'" JL every candidate' for Parliament should 'be a.-.ked—firstly, if he is in favour of ifche repeal of compulsory military trainting; secondly, if not, if he is in favour of tlie amendment of the Defence Act in jtho direction cf recognising the rights of conscience and guaranteeing that the 'Dominion soldiery .shall not be called out in the event of a, strike; thirdly, if not, if he will support an enactment- referring tin.' Avliule question to a referendum .of tho pcopie.

ETTOW to make propaganda successful ir, -&- a matter of constant impoi'tance. In tlio avo lass movement, no study Is more intoivstfng than the study of oratory. This movement of ours increasingly producing its OAvn distinctive speakers and writers in defence and exposition of Avm-kiiig-class philosophy aud science. Every young felknv in the movement avlio lias ambition for a career and love for his cause will strive to both speak and write. Fortunately, "Tlie 'Worker" is horo to meet and to 'help his aspirations in the one direction. For want of such a paper the repression and suppression of Avorkers' thought.has .fjwh cruel. As., to speaking, Aye are en-deaA-oming to put tlie student on the jrighfc track. In this issue we give au inspiring article by' Eugene V. Debs. The S&arot of efficient expression is handled "With the touch of genius. The article U a &om. Make it your oavii.

no,fce W! ' tli P leas ure that Mr - John . Mr,,. Grammell, 8.A., is delivering in ffivOlhngton a course of lectures on the jljmt French Revolution. We know Mr. mmm&U's quality, and we would that m& lectures could be repeated iv other

centres. AnyA\ r ay, it is always refreshing and encouraging to see such epochmaking landmarks as the Revolution publicly dealt witli. We cannot have too much ventilation and examination of bulking historical events in -which the people asserted themselves. The people have to be made familiar Arith what has been in order to mould what is to be. We are elated as we perceive the growing intellectuality of the toilers, knowing that from-the toilers is emancipation to come. The toilers are among- the foremost readers and thinkers of our times, and probably giA-e more earnest attention to the problems associated with biological science and political economy than either the business or professional ola.ssies. For this order of toilers, "The Worker" is proud to exist. One thiuke* is worth a hundred unconcerned about their interests and mission.

PARLIAMENT Avoke up last week to the fact that something is Avrong Avith arbitration. Hoiv true is it that Parliament does not lead opinion, but folloAvs it! A Cabinet Minister, a Labor member and some others expressed doubts as to the efficiency and efficacy of the Arbitration Court. Then all the daily papers Avoke np, and came out Avitli heavy editorials on the subject, some defending arbitration and others seeking refuge' in suggesting Wages Boards* in place of a Court, not perceiving that AA-ages boards and the court are only differences in degree and not in kind. The ay ©rivers do not need either court or board, and Avill be mad to think that in "amendments" lies a solution of present troubles. "Away Avith Arbitration" is the correct tactic, including in the demand Avages boards. Industrial Unionism is the right . stick to fondle. Grip it 3 and enforce your claims. Th© robber and the robbed cannot "arbitrate" only to the advantage of the robber. The thing to do is to abolish the robber and to fight hrini every inch of the Avay until he" is no more.

THIS paper has as much admiration and respect for the JeAV as for any other people. There are some JeAvs who are our blazing heroes. Some day we shall tell our readers a bit about the wonder and achievement of the Jew. We hay© found him an excellent comrade in the international campaign. There are good and bad Jews, as there are good, and bad English and French. So that our correspondents in this issue need not feel and. concern about the Iky Moism of this paper. "Iky Mo" has come to be an accepted and understood aolloquialism for the usurious moneylender and exploiter, and its use is no more intended as an insult to th© Jewish Avorkers than the ues of ''''parasite" and "bloodsucker" and so on is intended as an insult to the British or Continental or Dominion Avorkers.

THE victory of the Labor Party in 'Western Australia serves to show how determination and organisattkm score in the finish. Tlie Labor movement of Australia emphasises this lesson. Time Avas Avhen the idea of a Labor GoA-ernmeiit Avas laughed at and considered wild and visionary. The older political parties—backed Avith all the might of the daily papers—did not for a moment regard Labor's triumph as possible. The scorn and the laughter died away in time, especially as the scorn and laughter made the Laborites grit teeth and clench fists in harder fighting. Enemies of a movement, by the Nemesis of events, often help that Avhich they nullify and misrepresent. What has happened in Australia in regard to Labotri?m can happen in Ncav Zealand in regard to Socialism. If Aye can keep Laborism in the background and propel Socialism into the foreground, then the latter Avill Aviii as easily as the former— and as the winning .of Socialism Avill maan something that matters, Avhereas the winning of Laborism Avill'mean mere perpetuation of Liberalism, it seems plain horse-sense to go for Socialism. An excellent feature of the Westralian ■elections is the Avratch-ed defeat of Wilwiii, the toadying Imperialist, Daglish the apostate and Gregory the shandygalfer. The ''ratting""' upon either Labor or Socialism must never be for-

given. At the same time, you'll see that for Avant of basic conviction and knowledge Westralia's Labor-iii-poAver Avill but mess about Avith capitalist politics.

P-LTTKIaE are two eloquent press cut--£_JL tings anent "'prosperous" Australia. From the cablegrams: "Lord Dudley, in the course of an intervieAv, has given some iiitercsiiiig- impressions regarding Australia. He said that few people realised Avhat an extraordinarily prosperous country Australia was. Th 6 material Avealth Avas much greater than that in England." And here is an excerpt from a Melbourne "Argus" leader of tho same datet "In the annual appeal made at Hospital Sunday time, it is stated that 90,000 applications for charitable treatment have to be attended, to in Melbourne in the course of a year: and if to this wene added the cases that come before the 70 odd charitable institutions of a gooieral kind, the total would be Good oidi ''prosperity I*