WESTPORT WHISPERS.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 39, 1 December 1911, Page 12

WESTPORT WHISPERS.

When Com, Scott Bennett was with us he addressed one meeting of combined Wharf and General Laborers , Unions in the shelter shed, on the subject of One Big Union." Hβ also gave a ve-ry interesting and educational public ididress in the Theatre on "Socialism made Plain." Things are getting warmer in policies as the time goes on. Workers ;ire supporting Munro's candidature as a protest against the Ward Government, compitisory military training, dreadnoughts and baronetcy. Unio-n-s 's unions are taking no part 3 as they realise that neither the sitting member Mr. Oolvin) nor Mr. F. F. Munro are men of their own class. What a, great chance the Federation had here of securing a seat. Too lat© this time, but look out in the next three years. The general laborers turned down two proposals—namely, Mills unity scheme ■ iid one from the General Laborers' Union, Christehyirch. and advised their supporters to join the One Great Union —the N.Z.F.L. as registered. The farm 'umds of Canterbury asked for assistance to place their case before Autocrat Sim, and they were advised to :Jso throw in their lot with the F.L., or by doing so their case would receive attention on the principle: "An injury to one Vis an injury to aIL" "The Maoriland Worker" is booming here. Moloney and StcpheTison are in the street every Saturday night selling ihe Labor War Cry. Started at 150; now 200; expect to increase to 250 soon, so lam told. If other six men would join in and boom its sale there •vould be no difficulty in selling 500 or oven 1000. so awake, workers in Westport, and see if 1000 can't be reached! Have the target 1000 and do not stop until the bullseye is reached. It is intended to start a Socialist branch here after the elections are over, and to have street corner meetings whenever speakers are available. Since joining the Federation of Labor he general laborers' membership has ;;oneup 100, and is still going up. They have now an organiser in the field; and "•p is roping in all the assi-JUiiom'sts. — TOILER No. 2. ' Westport, Nov. 16.. 1911.