THE Moving Finger

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 36, 10 November 1911, Page 4

THE Moving Finger

"T/ie Moving Finger writes; and having writ, moves on." •**

Albert Parsons had a beautiful tenor voice, and during the early • part of his last night on earth his rapt soul poured itself forth in song. He sang the old, yet ever new, ballad: ANNIE LAURIE. Maxwellton braes are bonnie, Where early fa's the dew; And 'twas there that Annie L^uvie Gaed mc her promise true, Gaed mc her promise true, Which ne'er forget will be, And for bonnie Annie Laurie, I'd lay mc doon and dee. ' ' - -.-.'.•'-■ Her brow is like the snawdrift, Her throat is like the .swan, Her face it is the fairest That e'er the sun shone on ; That e'er the sun shone on ; And dark blue is her-e'e; And for bonnie Annie Laurie, I'd lay mc doon and dee. Like dew. on the gowan lying, Is the fa' o' her fairy feet, And like winds ia summer, sighing, Her voice is low and sweet,. Her voice is low and sweet, And she's a' the world, to mc ; And for bonnie Annie Laurie, I'd lay 'me-doon and dee. » » * # In a preface to the "Speeches of the Eight Chicago Anarchists," Lucy Parsons says : "The jury-in the anarchist case also got their 'pieces of silver.' '■But it didn't do them much good, as five of them have died m asylums for the insane in this State, according to a statement published in a capitalist paper." . '

"The pardon of Governor Altgeld, with his reasons for granting it, which are included in this -work, has shown with absolute certainty that the men who were hanged upon that November day in 1887 were murdered for no other reason than because victims were needed to frighten the working-class back into humble submission. :

It shows beyond a doubt that the'present ruling class will stop at nothing in their endeavours to terrorise those who threaten their rulersliip. . . .

The tremendous and terrible facts that are told 'in this book reach a dramatic height that thrills and enthralls the reader."—"lnternational Socialist Review" on "Life of x\lbert 11. Parsons," by Mrs. Parsons.

The last two issues of "The Lone Hand" have been full of entertaining and topical reading, and in very truth marvellous at the price. It looks as if Australia will lead the world in cheap publishing, eclipsing even Great Britain, the land of over-cheap printer's ink. The Americans:are wiser. If the reader 'hasn't the .October "Lone Hand," we wish he'd spend sixpence on it and read Joseph McCabe's vital article entitled "Australia as a Forecast of the Future." The November issue isa Cup Number, with a horsey "tang" that exhilarates. "The Thoroughbred Horse: Its Progressive Deterioration and the Urgent Need of Arab Blood" is a multum in parvo case of value. James Stone deals with "The Coal Stores' of Australasia." Sir Robert Stout is a "Good Australian," which reminds us that Edward Tregear. was one a little while ago. Edward is now easily the most photographed man of New Zealand. . x .

"Lone Hand" now varies its cover with each issue, and thereby gains an effect. Time was when the reader knew his magazine by its cover, ana swore by it —nowadays, he swears if the cover doesn't tickle his palate.

Since we last Spoke of "Lilley's Magazine," we have been compelled to admit its special place as the lovable Bijou of monthlies, with an atmosphere all its own. The September number to us seemed the best yet. It Was so dainty, so blended, so literary. For some reason, though, we had to hunt Wellington ere we could buy it. The October number is of excellent standard, opening with an illustrated' study of Rupert Bunny's paintings. "Odd Memories of John Farrell" is superbly attractive. "Lilley's" tries to get quality rather than give quantity. Sample it, omnipotent reader.

Michael Bakunine's "God and the State" is a book "Canadian Orator" Fitzgerald does not care to be without. P. Josephs advertises a stock at 6d per copy.

The October "International Socialist Review" contains another vigorous article on New Zealand by Archibald Crawford. H. H. Champion, Whitehall, Bank Place, Melbourne, has accepted the Australasian agency, and will supply the "Review" at 6d per month. Who would be without it?

"The Transport Worker" _ is Tom Mann's latest venture. It is a virile non-political industrialist monthly with a guaranteed circulation of 20,000 copies. "The Indttstrial Syndicalist," the attractive monthly brochure also edited by Tom, is now well over its twelfth number. Guy Bowman is the publisher; his address, 4 Maude Terrace, Walthamstow, London, England. For Is 6d he will send the "1.5." for twelve; months. Our readers can't do better than have eighteenpen'orth.

Melbourne "Labor Call," commenting ,on a new "weakly" paper called "Public, Opinion," says: "The mew pape>r : is as" dull as ditch water, as inane as a pint, of. clear soup without salt, as useless a® an imported remittance mani and as dangerous in politics as a„ penny squirt".