FOR STRAIGHT SOCIALISM.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 50, 23 February 1912, Page 2

FOR STRAIGHT SOCIALISM.

The General Secretary of the Socialist Federation of Australia has forwarded the following letter to the International Socialist Hureaii and the Socialist parties of the L'nited States and France:—

"Dear Comrade,--I am instructed lo forward the following resolutions (tarried by our National Executive and endcrsed by S.F.A. branches: —

"1. That the Socialist Federation of Australasia protest to the American Socialist Party against the action of Walter Thomas Mills in organising for and speaking under the auspices of the Australian and New Zealand Labor Parties (anti-Socialist organisations), and also tho New Zealand Prohibition Party.

"2. That the Socialist Federation of Australasia protest to Jean Jaur'es and tho French Socialist. Party against Jaures accenting any invitation to speak in Australia for the. so-called Labor Party.

"3. That the S.F.A. protest to the world's Socialist parties, through' the International Socialist Bureau, against any member of tho Socialist movement corning to Australia to speak for the so-called Labor Party,

In its politics, the Labor Party is not materially different from, say, the British Liberal Party. It is essentially a party of capitalist interests, making the perpetuation of racial hatreds a vital part of its programme, advocating forced militarism and jailing working-class boys who refuse to be conscripts, protesting its desire to legislate to protect the exploiting interests of the employers as well as the interests of the employees; the Labor Party has made laws to jail trades unionists who go on strike, and even at the present time the N.S.W. Labor Party holds a number of trades unionists in jail for striking, a.nd hurries armed police to every centre where a strike takes place. A full statement of the Labor Party's position aud record will be duly forwarded.

I am instructed to ask the 1.5.8. to cause the foregoine; resolutions to be printed in tlie world's Socialist press. —With all good wishes, voitrs for revolt, H. E. HOLLAND,

General Secretary. Socialist papers in all countries, please print.