In Our Opinion

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 53, 15 March 1912, Page 1

In Our Opinion

"OT!.\TNS arc finp!.>yrd. mill! world* WPallli for the \v,,i-!d - s J- uorkei- ran only »>" oM.iiii'd >.>y m|eHii;e;:l iirjrauisat inn. TA H< H; piodmrs all wt.Mili: '■•>- ----' JlUltr-l to Hir !ll''»!l!l-!"--- tlirrr.l'. Dl'll i iVirs-i't ihat l'.'.cV." Mr. W.n l.iii'.ninii!. RH\'l\'Ar. !!!<•■■! iivc !jy i:iii'"i- ;- :' ■ IIH-'tilOll Illi'ipll'd \)Y tllC AllM'viriill mini' vuirkiT- in urdcr t" urim-i- :• i:• ■:-_i• -1 iti tKiiiii! a! , ':::: , -, "niv n y<-,iv ■> iiin'in , ; j< railed at" which rv-r.i- in-nl-]- <.f il.f union i J iiskfil to .ni-tis-'---t--- ■;■::• d)'!ive:-»d on the m.v.-iiv vi , \v..i-kin,;-I'lrt" iM';;ani-:i«i inn :i'id en'lni~i.!~m ally aniu-ni. 'Ilk- i<li\i i- a ->.><> ii o:i", and i.iif i li:it- wild I>i> adopted Willi ai!----vant.i-u I'-y th<> N.Z-t'.J-\\T-\N'iTJ) in Tsi-w Zealand. A Tinted » T \Y,,ii'».' I i.inn. '.I hue is a pUinuiK Plipnrl unify Id lniild up in Iliis coimiry an (iviinisatinii in onibracf within it ilu , and skilled w 4 uho aie at |ii^ c "!i( iiifliijililo I'or iniy nilior Irf-dy. i-'ui'h nil oi'ULUiisiiUon upon >iiiind lin< s Wdllld :il«:'ll Ix'Cllini' II JlO WCl'i'ul iVil'tOT KiT W(il , killjr-cl;i.-"'A lirtlfl '\']if uoiker-; of Ken : Zealand arc ripo for sueli an 01----":ii'.i-:ati.iii. lull ill.' nii;.i n i-at lull it-i-, l !' ilarkin-. The ]'\:doi-alinil of Lain'!' should act.

riMIT, insult tendered Dip lvnllwv* of -L our race iluit they are- in.';ipabl*> 01 nllLi ~iiifr the fi'iiiK'lu'-u in tin intelligent manner is in'ver borne out by thp experiences of (hose <'«■ nnLrio-i when , ilie adult , i'ratrdiisc is in operation. The Lite.-t: country to grant: women the right fn void oinplia- i^i j s this contention. .An .American exchange slate-: 'J'lip. women's ■vote- in California outnumbered the men's by li:i,(li)i). 'I'Jio have ju-(: been compiled. This U-oks like ■houumi wrtiils to vote. V recent cable stale- that lln- inhabitant* of Hie "liepiiblic <.f Kciiadur, t'fi'|iii« willi (lie ;i(li.,nsof Ilifir ]radi::pr pnlilioians. riddh'il 1 Ih-jr bodies •with bullets, ami afienvariN iliau','ed tlciii the stvpete, acooiiiiunird by tlic deri-m' yi M- i>l , the ]).i|.Mlaee. 11,,u lucky for .-•nine of our own "s!«lc.-ni<-u" 11ml New /ipaliiruliTH iive lew iui))nl>ive. PiUiey o rountry witliout a ]\las-ey. a Ward, a or oren "Mr. Sp(wKrr." Shoekinfr, shocking! a npTmS ih* "New Xpaland Times" on. ■i- the 'Tivcniiiff I'ost": —■ t;T!AN"MA IS SC.MM'H. Well infill "Eveninir l\>?t" g.,(- out after the Sew /.Pali!nil L'pdiralidii of Labor in lino style la=t .11; lalked of tlio liujfnrtunato syri(lioaii-t.s as , (K'injr "red iiml rninpnnt, , ' "n balefiii ey« and Llack brow," comprising "a rotpiio of despots," hurling "Jovian thunderbolts from a Vulcan smithy," "Lfenvius tlioir ti'uinjwts lustily ... to ehatior the walls," using "Turid bhistor," and "employing dynamitu and peliguito as hibrii-.'uttj tor tlio ijidnstrial mar , clnni>." ()v.t voiipra'blo oontenjparaTy tth-o "pToposos to brtak the hack of the eyridiralist ni'instnuii hom-uduni!" Our Opin.iiji) is that is boarcd.

riuFl-.l'h w many an net and J lH'bl.' died iliiil- <!<»•- nut C'lllll anions (lie "t'cptK 111 lit. iron Uip Mmpit' ." i• 111 niiicli-. all 1 tin i- .\if! ii'il dill, in .-iir-ll d.;npr an i iHiilc:- <.ilcli .<irrs-; and dill:i-iiit> that it >!ioul(l. in dci'(!< el' Ik n.Niu, count, Jar lii.nh'■■■ than th.,t of I J'lisliiiijJT amid tilt; fi-riii'.y iiutl fury and fevrr <•( lialflc u> -■••izc and carry a\\,<iy a Ha;,'. That j way 'je a tin! ins d< l fi!..' Iml the J O.Vplvif is -~ often idli-iiilcd Willi i liifi'ctricion- , (li-jil;!v ami you- | tiiri'd upon willi ;i vii>\v tn flir> | shlwkjiioul. Jinlili( ndulniitni ! Hint it is not lie <'oni)>ai f>l i uifli (lie luiblc, .scli , --iici-ilifiiijf '■ (lords of hoi ciNni ];erl'i>nii<'il niinost daily in Hie mini- aiitJ v.orkslii)])-; tit' the \vi.!■!(]. An;,)ii<j i minors—eoiil rs),i.i'ially j - lidi'i'isin is so c<1111111111) ;i tlii;i;'. am! I Hit! lu'roi's of si) )n»nli'~t. and retiring n | natiiro, tlmt the w.,rld nrver lioiii-' <,! ! swtions (hat winlil win ilio V.C. if iU'vformr'd nmid fhr- chiinor and ■ cxciti'iti-iit ot' )mU- in-d'iid of in llu> : licit! ot intln-tiy. And Hi-s<. ore tlio ' 1 men who (oil and im.il in tlin 1j,,»,.',.. ~f ; ! (In , ciulli lor a \vii;.'i' ili.il i»- (uircly -ulli- i ! cii'llt to l.Pt'i) Ijfifly Kin! -mil ;• llio I i men who are ik'iiinl th-,.( ii-.m. .m.. i\- it-' (l>lli)llll-.:>■ -a llii-:f>ral.!i' IVw -lii'lill,'-' l-V- j im-fiir the trliioni and uM-iiiic t.f' ilicir ! lii<'_ nwlu-s-l-nr.-u) v. l,:<-!i v.-.:,ild I i tli"ir htiiirs alirtvi- tl;.. pii'- , immih a! !«.)-(: a lii ji- (.;•!-! i, '-=• .in,l f. : i pi-i,---. \\ !r, i woiidcr tlioy l;avt' -inie'e im ' !". r! ■■.-!? j '['hi> u-omlcr i< thai- M.i'h ci»ni!ii:n>i< of ! <'\isli>iir-> liLivcr.'i 1.t.11;r -ii;<"' Jin■■■ipiu-ird j a (iLuiily ri-v<iii|! ion. fl"\\V<) HiimplilcK ;..rt' lvath- fur ;...;,,■ !.v j ■\ I?'!- .>li. ■■<■. ■j.'h, !];■-.;. h I!. I,'. I'alf- I l-y's ■■il].cm l.i-U-r in Aivhl.i-hi.p !■;■,!- ! ui"!il." v. -.-li at ;id. ]■"}■ I'tiiiv i:r l'<. ]yi i\i<Y.rl>. I'l-il-T <!,■[■:._«. ;.- ~! I !l". ,i-.icr< 'I'll--.■■••tun! j- <'. 1.'.. |'~r,r- ■■<;,- A,,'i.iii-I 1 '»■ si 11> ii i -t-i-y uuiLiy Ti aim " a>11.11! n.'i'k. ; - • ♦ rnrri; ~r Hi,..--- Mim M^-.Th -S ii..'iiih<t -yiiilic;!li<m. H will U> t'miml upon inv(,--i liaMi hi t;u divi. rred i'riiiii tii(> |-(.t>] ■.-•i fivodiu-iiiiji fur many ' yi-.nr<. ant! ap' mnv living in an a'lno'-splifi-f- whii-li i< itiivijjn to that ni' t!ir> Mi-a wlm liavn lum:i,iiio out i'! , toii.Ti iviiii 1 11«-• -piiif r.f tlif facftit-y or ini.'ic. hviiiu in an cm ii , ! !ini"iit 1 1' mii tiiat of III" »„-_r• — liivc. iiivariaiily. j th<iii:,'h lnv ,n;.' n.i.i-.. : lirii- I

liml.W <>l' tilr Iliillii. \\ h i cl) llilcil ill tllilir- .![(,[ Uictoi-y Lihilic c;iu L'ivu.

'!'.■:•>■ ;)!'■'■< Pa:ne (,ii( w it], Hi,. ■-*- ?(all!iii'.' aniii.uiie-.-MKMit huliii' .'it ffo timo a<lo t!iat ;li" l ; :-drrni inn nf 1 almr was a'" ~<> 1111. ■:— oi't.Miii-utidii" and >iimil Pi)mlcM'i|.--(l in tl)<>"",ws of the Mr:', "(■«. i'poii the qiifMion of tlip Federal ion's "soul" \ye <lo not. protVss t<i bt- able to s|n-ak with any device ni' aulliuriu. bul if i» riuitv.. thai (hat adjunct is uioro especially uli-.n wci tak<\ into to what depths of dcu-vad;,ti..n (he "Vowli'iil" lip ii ill -iiiii]) in urdcr Id furl limits tieiidi'-h <'iids. •\s to tin* worker- , attitude to Hie [•'.■drr.ii i<lll, ilr.. wMi of cprlii'ii i'ie;i(al priT-i.itu'"es i< faih'T tn tlm thmiulit. df leadin;: arlicbs !la.V/' h.l-r !1 W'iKfll 'if l:i(r (o sllnw lip (MIL , liavf all ni!--ei| tire. M(■ n i-r-fiivp in accept ink'l.mi's wisiloiii n.j Jn-iiiij iiifailii.de. and look to d-vds rallier thaii fo w,,i-.|s. And the. rulvi'ation has Mmicthin- in show fo!' iis few short years of rti>(--puco wliich will nioro than oouiit'M'lialanw any M'i<<-ch fioin \vw /faliind'." snobbish jiress.

"New Zealand Times" worlds ifl wlf into a fine frenzy bee;iui.se Cal.v innf. decided (o i''!ea-.- <'on]:i.. who was In- , it-mi <•'' iniprisouijicut for (~ rr.-nw ■■■ conscript. Very ilioL-icaUy. it, li, , ;l .s cowardly ivho la. i; jail r.'th i !;nn ptrut an-iind ok ;:. Reivilo d.ol i;t t w> >V<ir OtFiec. To us it ivcnld appear It it fa.k/* consid'-rably iiwre oourafro U, -"a<« tho {trim wiillfl of a prison cpII \oy txir.soienoo' eakt> than to inw>kly t>oi\ ; tiio dictation of authority at the sac i/ v of conviction.

■ 4 . THE ncnrast approach to a eye.;. ir<> know of in tho so-ihil>b*il "el <j, ; hip Bifitc-Tho«'J -5 of Britiiiu. or, .. ftiS<;

f,'i-.'at<-i- pandeinoniuni (o | hi. ~< L im i-.- i■>..-• 11 Ilian any other we an , aei|iiaillied' wiih. ll l!ie-e ladies on!>' dci.nind"d th" aduii in>! ,\d of 'udes For a select f<.u. \\\«y i.-,.m1,| ciiiiiiiiaiu! greater support. As it is, they cM-fa'nly aiou.-u the ;u)mir.it.ioii oi ..no.-c wlm b..-li've that militant melhoiN arc the b(--i. It is imdoiibl-dly t n (haC i.'f that miiiia.'icy they will -cciire the 'iiite much more quickly than if they weak!;,- aciiuie-enl in (lie iilui.l i-e----l'nsal of CHitain British Ministers.

A SUM i:\VTIAT remarkable no-ition XV Ins arisen in vi'niiM.'liou with (ho Arljil i-iit I= »n Act and the Water-ide Work.'iN of ,\in-kl:i;'.l. At Hn> roniVrfiH'o between the !'i.-.!''!;Ui(iii of Labor and tins shipping iMiiii|;:i]ii! of _V-n- Zcaliliul. i=ll HO-, dialled whicll prai ! ii.-i I l.v covered ll.e wholft of 1111 industry in New /■ ;i lainl. However, a small section of the -■hipping firms of Auckland, about 20 )ni cent., refused to be reprc-enl.-d and were, not pnr'ies Id the nul" eni"lit arived ill. LftieiV (lie* Auckland Union decM-ed. by a ]an:<> maioriiv. to .-.ever its couuociion with tho Arbitration Court, but before this could be (jivpii olfect to thi-i small liniid of shipping companies tiled a dispute l ag-ainst the Union. In due course the Union was ;H?ed to appoint two assessors to appear on j)s behalf before tI)P Conciliation Commissioner. This the Union iT'tii-orl to <!o. Tlio Union i'nrflirv (bridoil by r("-olntii'ii that no nininlier be allowed to act an a^sohsoi , mi lie •■rtht vl brill-,' a.Mi.'ll (l; (hi MJ. 1)G- - rcolnti'Ti. how<"-\<'i'. two nn'in-ht-v v: "ho Union, "-jiffiiif,'' - upon fiieir i;i;itiv, a.'.ci-pt. , '! * i<- i- , .. , -.: ,<-i.o. J ,.:>i"r 1 iio 1.-nion cipti'.*.:d {:<■.-.(; t> , r. i...-n as biiafj linwortJiy it' n;ri':))';-i.ip MiMiifjrh (hf-ir viiil;.tiisjf" irs v-'oluHi t;. Whin tin- jindii;p oi tho Con.'iiiivtiiiii '<■ • -jj' 1 was. mado public it ivas <h.-rTvr:-<". rl ;i * ; t m-.d l>r.sp<l its award upon tl-.p • iin-nt chaftod by the Fhippiiif < , <'U'JV :,r,;,,c; «" |!l ' the I'V'<l--orntion, TvitU (-o .-. v < apH.-Uist f.hoP'ta) more Jfivvrjiltif- fcinhtii in otwx or hvo ronpftciK. TJi« ;.«;u<] ■/.»■ lor t).reo yearf>. γ-h fomparwl tvitii t».i: jtrars to by ihf Jqiu-ialidi ;.;o einj.li ;< ;«.

all this h<.«.ly-do ab(.u( Ihc *' lion-iii.'lii-iDii ibiv'iifflit aljout by theii- f.wn folly) i>f Hill. Truinjn , : - , anil (.'c. in the. Aiislialian cricket cl.'\cn to lour and 'he l";lin ;\< Hio-rn not "n'jtrc.M'iitativc" of Au-( ralian cricket ? l!ut: Thomas Hoi! Are ilio "sulky .-i.v" ilid i-pi'ns;--bli • Xo ! llni-l>lmlii-aliy no! Just i:<uisi\!cr flu tnako-up of tho J-.'njrli.-li toani th;,l has recovered tho r 'asl'.e.s''' on Australian soil. Prior to leaving Ivngland very Jew vl it - nieniInjrs wore thought p<m>i enemyh for an All-England i-lt'ven. and kind ueve the regrets at tlu> nl)ione«j from the. team of Fry (aged 40), Spooin. i' and .Ic-soj) u\lready a l'iiiliiiH> in A n-! laliii). Have thesis l'ojjrets b'M'n jnsliik'd r Need we .such a qiH'siiou uitll (he know ledjre of tho toain's triiiniphs frc'h in our miiuls? Xo. Tho t/>am, an landrd, ))i'O\ ed "rcpiX'sentatiTO'" oiuiiiirli to win four t^sls — a performance which no previmii team had been able to a. c.ompli--h. So with Australia, it is poor bii-ines* to whoop iincftisiii.'.rly for bi r 4 luimcs vi years a;.;o, whet ho i , tliny bo th.o names of j-ebcdlions ones or otherwise. badly nevdod at) infuKion of new blood in its representative] teams, and tin? fatuity of (he "disgruntled six" has l>o>en (ho ''open Kpsamo" that has unlocked the po:faU of Sek'i:! ion for several younp ,, ! , players who havo been "knocking at tln> door" for a season or two past without saec<'s<\ Y.nglmnl sluiwml Australians some jjrancl play during the tour just; r'oswl, but, a uioio valnablo lesson —if ;>i>i>ie(.iatcil —li<-s in hen- (l.Mtioiistratioii of what, can be done whnn younp men aix> piven that opportunity which aloiio makes 1 Let star. 'Clio i'jigli.-h ilgiufs '.lw.t slu-.id hd of frrvatfst interest to An-frilia ;'.rc: Heiiviin, w}-,*in H'.l("i'le(i, yea of n<;p: Fos-ter, 24; Smith, 2.1; Hohti?., l>oiif]a", 2!). Wo look to thb Aa u traiii.'.ji tiv.in on tour to worthily uphold Australia 5 ? ciidcct As tho "J.'a.ll Wail (j:,;/a-\W hayx. "tlio co)ui>iiiiitioii is ouo c>£ iium< s Ti«p pcr.uihilifiei." Kα inwnbci's may not hriiip I/a! k thw "aslicf'." but t)iey cannot do V! ■•> ilian K»pr<**ntativee in tf \r- M.:ifHou's kh.ts. Here's to 'cm.