ORGANISER MEE'S REPORT.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 41, 15 December 1911, Page 7

ORGANISER MEE'S REPORT.

I have been, going this week at high pressure, rolling them in. It has been very wet, but I kept going all the time, preaching the gospel with very satisfactory results. In places the Maoris would repulse mc, and in a few cases I met with Sedgwick boys, who had been warned to have nothing to do with mc. In this part it is nearly all cookies who shear. I caught three lots of them shearing on Sunday, and two union men. I severely censured them on their evil ways, and threatened if there- were any police about to give them in charge. You cannot get tiie

cockies to take tickets; they only laugh at the idea. That is the result of us borrowing money to put them on the land. I am satisfied that the Bystem of borrowing money to burst up big estates' is a farce , . , I am setting off now for the Pahiatua district to see if I can capture any of the wool hawks or slow tigers, as I always term the cocky shearer, as he is all hustle, and he can't shear many. He rushes in and springs on a sheep just like a. Bengal. tiger would. The other day I called at a station which is in the Tainui district. I arrived just at dinner time, so I announced myself to all hands at the table. It is often the best way to get a hearing when they are all eating. There were about 40 men, so I lashed out, and as I happened to be in good talking trim, I was able to state a pretty good case, and received great applause. There Happened to be eeveral students of Blatchford present as I found out afterwards, so I got them all to take tickets but the cook, an elderly poisoner. I followed him into Ins room, and then we started on one otlier properly, and I gradually worked the cook up. He held his own with mc for a good while, but at last I got him out of his depth, and he jumped up_ in the air and shrieked "That is Socialism " and rushed for a big iron chisel and started to swing it abotit in the air. I tell you I was well on my o-uard, as things" were looking critical, but at last he let out a yell "and rushed passed mc and out of the door. In the evening, when he became calmer, he apologised and told mc that he diad sunk a lot of money in. a business m one of the cities, and he was the sleeping partner. When I mentioned that no man should own the national birthright of the people, one of the screws which held his plate on gave way, and he lost his presence of nnnd. So you see to preach Socialism m the backblocks you want to be well armed. 1 tell you l< had a lucky escape.' I am not going to get at such close quarters with these old poisoners of cooJss again. J