In Our Opinion

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 58, 19 April 1912, Page 1

In Our Opinion

conferences come but once ;l i j-car, I'm- whifh the harassed reportal' says, "Thank goodness!" iTTIiLGKAY has made fire insurance a V- 1 eovernment m<ir.<i]Mi!y. so New /enland ducsu'C bad (.Ji-e world in everything ll'' either of tli* nld-tinio parlies -teals the programme of the worl-.im;-olass we would nut become angry, liolh are Cj'.i'.te welcome to do Ko. ♦ hnill'l (loverimirnt; is not go in-,' to shirk JL its l-cspuiisilji'iitii's! it. will fearlessly toulinue its buy-jit'ling tactics. Surli manly bravery is stae.-je:■in;,'. . <? : €H,AI) as we are (o see a Tlumc I!nlo ( measure lil.elv to IjL'toino law intm'duerd in tho llou-e of Commons we know thai (he rule Ireland most needs is Socialist rule, and I bar. like all oilier ■©outlines, she can't be happy till she fols it. ♦ tV&TF. read in the Wellington "livening lit |'~.s(" lii ( - otlmr day that "a company is being formed to put down a bore." We wouldn't mind l:ikin;r *>Mit ■hares in the company if tho "Po.-LV leuder-wri-f; v is tin- bore to be put down » —puit down and out. He's the biggest bow we know of in this country. Till; Socialist l.'.ufy a-ks for piiljscriplions from sympathisers towards defraying th" r<>si of (ho Socialist Cross to be presented to each jailed aniijConsrript. The idea, of recognising 'tlio moral bravery of Ixiys swayed by eonHcienee and conviction is a generous one fend a Rood. We trust the rosjwns-e will fee sufficing. —_ 4. . npilli public is beginning to lire of (lie -J- contiiiiious stage bickering between ii.ass-i yites and (heir political opponents. In the midst of all their wrangling (he •nlooker cannot, help Icling I hat I Ik' difference between the I wo parti"* is slisrht Sndee,!. A part of (he stock -in -Irado of tho modern politician is. apparently, an i»e\liauslil)l>e supply of vulvar innuendo, llie continued use of which may Mice.X'd in hiding from public view- the confidence yamo in which both parlies arc pngngod. * r~ TWO big «nd representative deputations last week wailed upon (ho Hinister of Defence regarding the ron-ioriplion-provisions of (he Defence, Act. Dr. Myers is for (he Act, and promises to administer it. keeps his promise our readers of The mining centres ten en.)ief(; a cm.-ad« of prosecution. |Jmr is (he day to rememlwr that "Freedom's battle once iK'gun. liefpi4>afhed from bleeding sire to win, Though baffled oft is ever won." ■ » BIJTUIsG Easter vrH'l; P. C. W*bb put in a busy time in Wellington addressing various conferences and expom nding tho principles of industrial or- { 'animation. It is worth noting 1 , too, hat there wore represented at every conference delegates who wro wtannch fiijv porter<! of tho K.Z.F.L. A year ago it Would haw been difficult to discover one wrung them: jv ymr tho number Will ha™ (lonrl<.il. "With continued acWtriiy thfi fntrw ie cvrt. W« cannot lw».

4 riIASI" of 'Lilain's roal --•*- strike was dealt with in .-. recent issue 11 f (lie tilii'-jTow " Forward." Says tliat journal: "Vuu don't pee it in the press, but it: if so, iiml the c-oal strike lias done it. wrck cvii.v 'I'rrvitoi-ial in tlnland iv.-us asked for his j.'tiii. anil when the {j:n>s wore handed in tho bolt. 1 - and bayonets were abstracted ami sent to the nearest military jxnrri.-mi I'oifa fp kcepm-;. Th-civ fli-r whole companies of Territei ials composed of miners, and the authorities niv taking no risks. The Citizen Army in theory is all vt'i-y well but- ■-'•' "\| inistpi:, oi- i)!;:-i-;xi'i; mvi;i*s i.VJS informed a deputation la-f week ll::i; he would nut favor an am: mim-oil d, signed to forbid the n,c <jl conscripts to crush stiikini; workmen. Tho samo c-nl lonian slated that ho would not promise thai Hie military would nut bo used 'as w-iilis in lime, of sniki. r|*lll'lv jjrvat weaklier ~f the tinted *- Labor Party is thai il wi!i not unite upon its present basis. ()ie> or;;ani-atiou for political and indu-irial purpose- is opposed to the principles of organisation upheld by many. If ;'s a -aIV piepheey (ha! irroiitoj- ,•-(,; out inn will b" paid lo the poliiieal asp-el of the Lnilid Labor Party than to tho industrial. This v , ill mean either the v.eakeninK of the economic organisations or the withdrawal of soidi from the combination. Apropos to this, il is intcrcstiiiij lo note that, in ISli'.l Marx had an intend, w with Palilalia, the secretary ~f ill;- if-niuii Metal Workers' Trade Lilian. In this interview Marx said: "The trade unions -'loiibl no\er be afiibelfd wiih or made d-m-mlenl iiiion a political soviet v if they are to'fulfil the objc<t for which they are formed. If this happens it moans their death blow." mill' social extended by Wellington iIL organisations tn vi-itine; ihdoI e-.-iles of tho various lal>ot' bodies pivn ris.,> to an atiuisin;,' episode. Some ollieials of the Lobar croup extended invilelioos to J. ("5. "Ward. IL MoKenzio. and all Iho mnnber-. of the Cabinet. .Most of them hpsfi-ned to attend, .and indulged in luueh llowerv oratory for the benefit of the sons of foil. 'Then Labor delegates ( ;ol nil and said things. Wanted to know who was responsible for Liberal politicians' TO-;>:-.enee at the '■afhoi-ine;? Why not. .Mas-ay. if "Ward? Next day .a rosid ul ion wa.s inovd roe-ret tin;,: the fact that dole-al: s bed b-en placed in c. fal-o nosilion Ihroiiub the blunders of some individuals or organisation. Xow ovoryone is wonoeriiif,' who was responsible. HAYLI.OCIv WTLSOX, because ; ,f a judgment delivered by .lustie-- II ]<r. gins, of the Comnionwoailh A i bil rai ion (.'■oiirt, in favor of v sec lion of the organised workers of Australia. de<-iare-s his conversion to the arbitralion sy-Lui. which ho hiliiorto opposed. .A ji|i:i lent ly Wilson, allows individuals to lake the place of priueiplos. and the ;;rf of one man who happened to be ..(pupped witli humanilari-i-a convictions ami was fearless ono'ie,h to "ive cMiris-inii to them, a life-loner belief i.s cast a-ide. Tf the principle is w-ronjr. sympathetic administration, will not make if ri"Ll. 'I'lie workorsi of tbe-o .wnith'-ri; land; are l>oeomin? tin-d and wiih the arbitration sy-lein. The -y-teio il-elf is rotten, oven <hou;;h individuals in the jrnodness of their h'-arts may partially obscure that' fact. ♦ PKO-COXSC.rjPTION' motho.ls --~,» Hretly hid: in Australia, if \\p may juilsre from the fines of ,'jion imposed upon Harry TTollaiul and Alt', fiilps. I'nless wn kill conscription in Xow Zealand wo shall have inoro unnecessary social disorder than is d-cs-'rablo. Oon•vviplion ban ever brought - ; n its wake a thousand «>xtra and problem!". As for our Airstia'lir.n r-omra<lr<!, tlwy will |i<iy no fin«. Gibs hns pone, to jnil, but Holland the slion-Ul not bo allowed to do so: it vvonl<l about finish him. Aif. fSik*! if oik- of Broken Fill's kailing militant and wlf-sacrifie-liifr UtilonkstH, whoso whole adult life is ,a ' rr.oord of un«elfish sud toiTential df-vn-tion fan tlifi rans© of hTimonity find work-infr-cla.<« bcltcTiiTcnt. Ho in « true and so »wxl a Tn"'"" $h?,t vie- Rilmiriiifly and rcvoTently bow ttifi h*a<i 1r him. "Where is Josmh TJioinaf ?