Editor Ross in the North.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 33, 20 October 1911, Page 10

Editor Ross in the North.

Considerable interest had been taken in the visit of Comrade R. S. Roes, editor of the "Maoa-iland Worker," to Auckland, and the Opera. House was well filled on Sunday evening last, when he made his appearance upon the platfoi'in to deliver his lecture, entitled '\New Zealand's Next Step." Comrade Bloodworth was chairman, and ma few brief remarks referred to the valuable help rendered the Socialist movement in New Zealand by a journalist of such marked ability as the lecturer. Prior to delivering his lecture proper, Comrade Ross made feeling and complimentary reference to the great and noble work accomplished in Auckland by H. Scott Bennett and the Socialist party generally, and gloried in the fact 'that upon the Opera House platform at least we had the right to speak clearly and boldly upon: matters theological. The lecturer, referred to the nrurder ■ of Francisco Ferrer, making it quite; clear that Ferrer was brutally murder- i ed by the clerical authorities for iio other than being a Rationalist and slayer of superstition. j Lack of space forbids even a ;brief resume of the lecture proper, which was an intellectual treat indeed. In. the course of his lecture, Com.-; rade Ross gave several excerpts .ftptdeminent authorities and authors, which, together with his own. car«fully-pre-pared matter, made ample evidence in proof of his contention that New Zealand's next step would be Socialism. During the evening, Meredith's icchestra contributed several musical selections, and Mr. Middleton a popular song. —"Social Democrat."

On Wedmesday evening JR. S. Ross gave a highly interesting and instruc--tiv© address in the Union.JHall, Waihi,; to & large audieiioe, and was accord-e-d a most hearty re&eption. He chose forhis subject: "What is, what has been,, and what may be." Hβ strongly urged.the workers that if they were true to themselves they must support 'the; workers' candidate and make no mistake about his return, and if successful in their efforts it would be a credit and a glory to Waihi.— C. McMILLAN,