The Mighty Atom

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 2, 8 December 1911, Page 15

The Mighty Atom

Frank Freeman, Secretary, Wellington Branch N.Z.S.P., has received a aaumber of inquiries for literatur© from Invercargill. He would like to Ituow how many Socialists there are in ifehe southern city, and invites further letters from comrades l . • " » 4 Mr. W. T. Stead records in the Budget" that Mr. Tom Mann, the leader of the Liverpool (Dockers, said to him: "We don't care for your public iopinion; we do not ask for your •ympathy. You have failed —failed Utterly—to abolish poverty. "AH your churches, all your Governments, all your institutions, all your laws, have failed. You are an admitted failure, all of you. But by Heaven, we are not going to fail. We t *re going to abolish poverty ,_ and to 130 it ourselves without asking the [aelp of any but ourselves." "Yes," said Mr. Stead, "we have failed in abolishing poverty. I am 8o glad to hear that you are going to succeed. Only I do not quite see how society is to hold together during the operations necessary for estab'Hsning the millennium." "That's your look-out, not ours," •aid Mr. Sexton, secretary of the Deckers' Union. 'We did not make "Che social system. If the bottom falls out of ft, that is no concern of wirs." « - — o The latest "Appeal to Reason" has definite information which makes it feertain that George H. Shoaf is not Bead or injured, neither was he kidnapped. His disappearance had nothing whatever to do with the MoNamara ease, or with his duties toward the "Appeal," being merely a toatter personal with himself. The ••Appeal" is in possession of a letter Written by him to a young woman in 3Sew York City, dated September 13th, |ust one month after his disappearance. This letter was mailed from Los lAngeles. There is no doubt about $he authenticity of this letter. In "View of the situation the "Appeal" Withdraws its offer of 500 dollars reward for information that shall lead to the finding of Shoaf. * a oi In a letter to the editor, Mary E. Silarey, of "International Socialist Review," and author of "Shop Talks urn Economics," says:—"Just a few Enes to tell you how very much we «tU appreciate the splendid work "The Maoriland Worker" is doing. It is aimply inspiring. We see that you Jbave the same problems, the same compromisers, the same revolutionists, hewing straight to the line of the close struggle that we have here. And when such things prevail, the doom «f is in a fair way to be ffls-alsd. , . If you have copies we would greatly appreciate it if you would forward to us. We need fresh Snatter on Industrial Unionism, and we might find those Workers' articles available to use. Industrial Unionism is the theme of the day. Inside of five years no professed Socialist will dare disparage it. It is getting to be THE thing." * Mr. H. Hunter, speaking at LinWood the other evening, stated that ffc was futile for the workers to continually striyo for increased wage®. They must take action to reduce the cost of living, and that was the aim of the Labour Party. Is that so? Always straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel. The aim of the Socialist Party is to make living free to all who work for the good of the community. "Spanwire" :—The delegates appointed by the Tramway Union of Auckland to meet the Tramway ComSany are splendid exponents 'of the ine Big Union idea. T. White, the president, is a convert to industrial unionism, and in the fighting front of a militant organisation. Paul Richardson is a well-known, capable, and earnest unionist v and in the future will be a great source of strength to the N.Z.F.L. Chas. Roebrtson is an Opera House convert, and a sterlingfighter at Epsom Depot for Socialism and industrialism. Jack 'Willis, one of the first of the Tramway Union to preach industrial organisation, and to realise the value of. the N.Z.F.L., is an ardent Socialist and outspoken. Ted.. Fletcher, Socialist and Industrialist agitator, is a great terror to the capitalist class of Auckland. His pet abominations are scabs, wishy-washys, avid brewers and prohibition touts. " * * Ella Wheler Wilcox is a Socialist as *ell as a writer. She has recently toured China, Japan, Burma, and India, we are told. Returning to England on her way homo to. America, she was entertained by a number of distinguished literary men. Whatever opinion one may have of her terse as poetry, or evea wholesome yerse, there is no question as to her ippeal to the average mind, and especially the youthful and awakening goind. # * * H. Scott Bennett will have left New Kealand for Australia before our next Issue appears. He will debate in Auckland with W. T. Mills on this Friday evening, and deliver two lectures on Sunday, departing on Monday fcext. Good luck! a s a .Socialism is a criticism of iBo-der." Social conditions, a theory of progress, in ideal of social organisation, and a Eactical movement of the masses.—orris Hillauit.