Organiser's Notes.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 62, 17 May 1912, Page 4

Organiser's Notes.

By E. R. K/riTLEY. 4

We ii;iw !,; ! a .■,,■<! :■■.., .'. WHliii-- :■<;; :ii.(! ::■ •■■■.lk. i....,,i i :.-. a, cold I do b< Mer \\i;\\ :, ii;;I. i,.. ;■ ".....< u> ii::i'-<' a; ' ::iiL i i!K :.: -: T.m .'.::Mii^cirs-ni s shouiil ii>- \u II ::. imei ; i!i :i 1 :■ rri \e. I'Y't , iISM.MK-e. \'\- !.:•<•!, tv ,l(.||Soln i!!c mill In I , i h,;,e iiir :.,. ■ ; :;.,•> bu! uvMi ;i lii 11< , |i!v\ ions a: fiii!. ■ •;<•! I lnijjit ilinc V!v!:'d (■;'( !l li' :!■'■■'• places twice and r.l'-n v.nk.d up 1.0v.t ; Mutt. The comrade*; iim*-*. l<Mi'ii i!i,.; while we are aiv.i uM IM<- <-<wi. j» 'i:i *" i oumiionk system. »<■ imiim (ii. <r.,:- i. .>::;<■•■•- on iK'vs line-. A>- v. Mil :;-. ;i !iii-i-ti:ij4 is arranged, a jmi , -;card p> n.£ mc d.ilc, place. a;;d I inn ..| r: i■ : i;.r- tho tT'.'iin most emn (i!'( n;. ;'<i:;r. aii'i :'*turnin;j; t!:o hotel in , the I'.'i'lii'f-'- of 11n , friends I'll! ("i stay H Ii h. and ai;"- 01 is' r like details, sin c tinn 1 . iiiiii'i:i<' :,:nl worry; all of which m< an hi 11< r [■M'i'ia f .'iin(!a. savin;', iho uinrn.d *<:ir ii l!i< sp»'ak« v r" — I"in n< :ir < iku, ::i (id to m-t-d '.his. (veil if I should not lio wcrii: i:. Anntlwr i1.i1!;..'. If :i!:.'-'l)ii:;; .furs !icv< i <_ r 'i U' t!,c speakf-r just boioiv tin , iiK'itiiiu aluiui it. ui'U'ss it is iicf-srirv. It him away from his s'.ilijoot. it pi'!)[)]c don't know tin re is ft mootin;./, tli<'v ai-o not lil« ly to iiiiiic to it. Uoiv oau thry? T!i" Irt-st kind of a l;ill I kiHin- is liki- this:--SOCIALISM. TOWN HALL. Blank llhmk. 2();4;\2. If nioro I hail ono tlato. put words, "K\'ory Sunday.' 1 IVop!< can't miss it, and S<>«'iali.s!ii fafi'S tin i;i <\i'iy\\ lioi'i , . I hn\c !-c:'ii a bill of t!.:s kind up six inoiit hs later. In th»- f.ap' rs. in tho strri'l. in tlio wo. ksliiips. and on tho trains, •-!•-._ wo must k>";i Snoialisin c; t;:riuu; tlu-iu in tin' fai-o. Tholi up iniHt iMpress it oti i!.''-ii' r : .:'ids. It in <(iiiii ihi! i v like ;i.f I s »■■ i:s 1..: ft thing you nani |n'oj'ilo t<l ism. Tho iirst liuio ihov see ii. t-iK'V (h'li'l !■*■" it consoioii!-- !,\ : iK-xt tinio (ln-\ notice it : a littl" laler they say what is it all about; thoii ihev r< ad it. n\\i\ after reading; it tli««,v t'rel iiio' ]):>in it <lo<-o!'il,os and havf v.iino. Keep Socialism to the foro all (lie time. It's i!n- only remedy Uir tin l e\ ils of <'aj>it::lis!i!. There are some |in< eo;:,rad<'S in ~\\'c\-liii-tr.u. lint thore i-- jest a taint of the JllipusM'liilNl" I'oelili;.: whii-li tojids to J)le-•,-ei;l ill!;:-!: v- oik. I. said to one friend ih:it mo must nevor toilet that to ;i;i::iii vU:-l wo want ni- must got the ir;»'ii oi Tin- I'nitv < roivd. (l< , at <moo replied : "But 1 don't want to got I hoi'i.'' I said : "Hut sot: chow, sniiioIline. we i:'\ist get.- Utoti,." Within live )iiinuir> another comrade charged mo with :•■:»viti:.«; wo must gi-t. them "nnyluiM.' , That's a very different matter, and contrary to L'.j years' practice. It would be useless to get them oxoopt as Socialists. In that caso they would got us. l)iit a united working-class party can only bo got by uniting the workingclass. I'util they will unite for Socialism, unity will bo Hut we must take care that it is nut no uho prevent them becoming Soeialisi s. I remember nhoiit n do/in young im-n discussing joining tin- church. The juniority of them said tl;<v would join, bill I hoy couldn't stand Hrother Wank. The \ery next Sunday Hiolher lilank was praying thai, ''tfio Lord would n- ,- nio\'o ovfi'.v obstai le whi<'h prevented these vounu' men joining the church." Xolhing liappeiK'd. Only the \<mng men didn't join. If we've any Blanks, lot 1 ln's he a notice that it is they got lilled up. I've onjoved m.xself in Wellington. I hope iMorybody else lias. Hut; with only one \isii to tho fin' , library, I itel sad. When I spoke on Socialism and the chinches, a miniver r-ann , and took 10 minutes on tin- platform. wli-er<> he was mild as milk, telling how much h<! was in favor of Socialism. This is all _to fhr•;ood. but when the Sunday following ho spoke about the ma'tor, and Huin.e*! mc with saying tilings I never even thought of, it soi■!!!<■<] ;*s tliougli it uoi !d havo ln-oii iai:<r to .liavr- tackled the uliile T was pr< se-;t. But !:<• miked ; '" aliont SocitiliM!'.. ami if they wil N- talk .'bom it and consider, we •ire ;, ' -i.'-'lt. .' my last Sumlay mcoting, a niinis- '.■■■■ • -"o to speak t<) m< 1 after tin 1 nuH't- ' It.M, I had nnsworo.fl ,i queation, ■ ••.< i"o called from tho gallery. ■ <..fMi-n up horo says, 'Qurry?' " •"e addo<l: "It's a man in a black ■*h a dog'H collar on." I didn't •• the word "dog." The minister '• -iflr'rwarcls, aivl also told too ' ' i , ')! interjrrt tho word "Otiory"'" "ied to tho call from tho gallorv ■ ■ ■ now, lot us bo. fair. It niattor* . ,'-. it. kirld of a coat or what kirn' •It.ir —anyone has a right to say "''■ ■■■■•; • 9 ' if ho thinks I'm wrong." Th" •. . tor was so annoyed that he never ' my rebuke

I Willi! (in , ceil'.!.'l(lrs to learn UIH: <n:v b< m «i,ip;:i!s are lain,ess and ])<>- liL-t IM ■ - -:. V.<' ,ie l:.ii piOilC to Jii'OW iMiji.'il i' Hi i\]i":'! sunn- lie iisks ;i (|iiost him Mjii :■, qmlo .simple to us. and übich vi. ii-T.v ;hi:ik foolish. Il is only ;i I'imv y.ir* .!:>) since wo Were ."skin;: tin- s;imii and they did not M*'!ll I'oolisil l<) lIS tlli'll. If till' J>l'O|)l'. L tliiii'l niii.V] siiiiid Socialism, it in oin kiiili i'nr iioL li.iiknii; il, ph.in. Tins minister was very much hurt. He declared lie \n<\it<\ c<l in Sn<i;i lisni, but lie nl.su bclirvcd in Ins and {■lnirrli. lie h.is a pril<<i i-iybi to his beliefs, and no niiin. especially a Socialist, has any ru.ht insult iiiiu. lie wauled us to n:;'k< it poy-ibK' lor liiniM'll and ninny ot Ins Iki I lii'eii to join us. I told bin , . v>f u< \U\ welcome everyone of tlicni as Sim inlists —wo roiildn't t:il>:o them as. parsons. I made it clear to hi:n thai 1 was only mv o'.vii opinion. Anyone who believes in full and conip!< I ■;"• public ownership of the menus til lik , is a Socialist, and wo are out- for .Socialism. I'm off to Nelson this week, and if wo can arrange, propose to visit Shannon, Paliuerstoii, l\ibi;it!ia, and any other possible places. ;~:ich as WriodviUo. I'Vildimr. Ili'':anui. etc.: m fat, a n y\\ hero a can bo. liold witb a chance of success. At nil these places wlu're th«'i-p is no brnncli, we. should try and form one, and if thero is no branch all unattaoried Socialists should join the central branch, soiidin;? their names and subscriptions to Fred Cookr, C'hiist church. At one of the places I'vo visii<'d tl'.ey are pomp; to a collection for the Shillim: Fund. It will s:■"■■.- \\r..o and money for it. to ))<• done this way, but don't v\ail if this no not. d<,no at once; send on to C'ooke. or if yoi; !<■) got send it to mc, care "Work- , ! , " f'.]\<<\