Heard and Said

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 60, 3 May 1912, Page 6

Heard and Said

That the Federation of Labor Conference will take place during the hitter part of May. That cheering tidings of Semple's continued success leaches us from Australia. That tho wise wage-earners of that country recognise tin? need of an understanding with their fellows irrespective of- strips of water. That in the Mayoral elections Labor showed that it was beeinuitig to vote Bolid. That the verdict in Auckland-, given by plutocracy—aud tho workers—was against llm recognition of organised Labor. That it may happen thai, those who assisted towards the return of Parr will live to regret the fact. That the Creep Island miners have an idea that to kick over the traces, even though tiie road be bad, does good. That iiifjiiit-ic- will he most likely instituted re alleged d-r-r-rinking in eoilM'ript camps. That no matter what may really transpire, tho camps and the conscripts will h" whitewashed. That n report states that a second cam]) for conscripts will lie established on the West Coast in May, and those who do not avail themselves of the opportunity to train will be prosecuted. That we may look for some very interesting military happening;-, from the Coast during May. That Cabinet is still parading various sections b lore a raoidlv tiring public. That the love of is very stroi■•;.!. < veu in tin- heart of "lion.'' Ministers. Thai a very Icrgc section of the peophcoiil.l -land the s,i-iin of "Hon. ii in ixe.jii ol CI (Hid or over a year, vita e:o .*,. thrown in. Thai Thompson., who roeeiiHy filled the nosi of organiser for Iho liquor crowd. has cotiiiiH no'-d a campaign against Vakl houses, goodwills and many other things. That ha has sit himself a very difficult row to hoe. That it. is interesting te know that Wc-4laiid comes an easy first as the clcctoi at" which possesses the greatest numb: r of licensed boo:',e mills. Thai the total is 10:1: Wellington City -•tl'-o.' eh cfo;-;- los -being next with 71. That the \Y.*;iaud electors have not yet voted in tavor of reduction. That tlie l'\ devat'on of Labor must devise same scheme whereby .*«.", end orgauiscr*.- can be put into ihe field. That we can never win New Zealand for the principles which we advocate unless we keep mm ing. That, if the wot kin;--class is to be emancipated it will havo fo realise that it coots iHoiie_-. That tiie Oiii/.'-us' League of Welling ton, which made such a. fuss about the tramway suike and strikers generally, hud the satisfaction of seeing its Acgvoral nominee very close to the bottom of the poll. That ihe people wisi-lv showed they would not he dictated to by .-, amuil eli'juc of pluiocrats. That, Judge ,*-:' m bar- once more refused to grant an award to the ('aiueibtiry Earm Laborers' Union. That "His Honor" is doing valuable work in arousing tho workers from their lethargic sleep. That as a medium of organisation, the Arbii.ral.iim Court lias very little to offer. That E. R. Haith-y continues io atlrael large aiidieiici s every Sunday eveCing. That all those who lisleii to Ilc.rtlay's addresses leave the meet ing-phice with their thinking machinei', in active operation. That the N.Z.F.L. has not yei. won th-. editorial approval of a stu-j'l<: <1 n\ lie paper. That it de-s not i-.-fpiii-c a -*ci s rn-five brain '.<, im:>.n ■• !.);■. S "ri of iactici wliu-h woiilnl ;.o. ■ :| (~ the ink-slin;.:-ing army. That it lias pot v.g he, v iVehh-i who shall have ll:- joh ol II c. h Coiumir*sioner for Alaorilaiid. That if Cabinet handed Ihe \..h io a membitr of the parly it wi.uld make things migln.y awkward when the division bell rang. That the press is making mm-h of iho fact that certain capitalists on board the. Titanic died "like gentlemen." That very little, if anything, is mentioned of the hundreds of workers who died like working-men. l'hat the avciago man is under the impression thai, the iNible-man has been

m.".ui-.e'.,.'.-'.i'g l.nv i< kuive r.o the u.eeh ;.,. ,!:, iL^^dFttrdd. Tilt: t tic V.hi:e-U,,:hy-g |.-1-C".-.SS <,\U.\ f: ih. -~ c.A.r m.M.y dirty ;-pot.-:. T'hfit. - vevv p: ! .r.:,ean.r l .t who ti<,-.*'!.i '•Tho VY< ik- r 1 ought te -m.h Hartleys r.ed i'-'Nts pa.n.m'ii'ts euf ol which the nutters get netbiog-- am! will doi.'!.']•■*■■.« hke 1c Keep the lle-V postr.-nd el Ed'.i.trd P. -x.d Mr«. Harthy. That, tf. Mdb. Socialist," the Auslt.yii.ui Labor Senators, by ;*. three to otu vote, decided that troop"-, may still lie used te upho-d capitalists' sr«eTi-:ii ii-ehl-i-