In Our Opinion

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 64, 31 May 1912, Page 1

In Our Opinion

rri() yell excitedly at bodies of its own -*- creation would appeal' to be one " l the duties of the <biily press. . 4 milK clangor of the strike will bo over J- present whilst- file system which breeds strikes is allowed to continue. A FOOTPAD or a is a •--"-■ worthy citizen compared to the member- of the working-class who consciously <<ndc!i\-ors to side-track the progress of his class. , ♦- of the world, unite! »" You've nothing to lose but your chains. Take your part now in Liv? fight, till Wrong's deposed and Justice reigns. Though sore beset by Mammon's hosts, fight on, light on, bo not dismayed; heed not Boodle's braggart boasts, the cause of -Man onn ne'er be staved. Hear yo bravely in the fray, victory's at hand, ye cannot fail; hail jo thou tho gladsome day, when Right shall triumph, Truth prevail. SlNCfjAin, of New Zealand's House of Fossils, has made v wonderful discovery in Fogland. According to this Polon, the cause of the Labor unrest in llritain is duo to the f.vt that no fewer than 4,01)0,001) workmen are faming loss than £t per week. The chief point is, Sinclair, not that such a rotten state of affairs exists, but how you propose to overcome it. Writing to tho "Daily Mail," stating a fact known to everybody for years past, will clo nothing towards solving tho difficulty Your remedy, man! Out with it! ' . mi IK pre** of the work! '.<«s '-.id mucn A to say dutiiej; the past few weeks about those who eke out a precarious crust in the darkness and dampness oi the initio. Most of the criticism is indulged iv by those who«c only knowlodge of mining is that of .seeing coal upon a scuttle or a golden coin in someone else's hand—perhaps in their own hand occasionally. Lord Chesterfield is credited with having said: "Do ■not go down a coal mine, my son; you can always say yon havo boon and nobody can contradict you." Contrary to the Chcstcrticldiaii advice., we havo been down tho depths. What is more, wo have had some, litllo experience as a miner. In the light of that experience, wo would liko to persuade some of our critical friends te try their hand at the game, and after, say, six months of an apprenticeship, to then impartially write of the "discontented miner." Men condemned to penal servitude in the- foul gases and atmosphere _■_ their dungeons would indeed bo " stolid and stunned" if content with the shocking wages and conditions contemptuously and grudgingly incted out to them.

fiEORUE FOWLDS is now pioaetung a "newer t\angel, lie ia a missionary oi tiic I'mted Labor Tarty, and, in his own words, it is "a kind Kit new experience to liiui; something definite and etiectivo to light lor." All these .ears, seemingly, he has had nothing |"dnnmt_ and elioeiivo" to ii.n'ht. lor, so that he has been- simply hoodwinking the electors of New Zealand. Ho is condemned out of his own mouth. In his new role, too, he will continue to gull the workers with palliative piffle. Why doesn't ho stand bravely forth and preach the "newest evangel r" Socialism is the only evangel that Hill save Humanity and drag it out of the Slough of Despair and Degradation in which it has been mired so long. Jf lie is in such dire need of .something really definite and effective to light for, why docs he not got right down to the root of the enslavement of Alan, and p-ep.ch tho complete overthrow of the capitalistic system and the establishment, of the Co-operative. Commonwealth ? There can be. nothing more delinite and effective than that to light for, and only its accomplishment will effect the permanent well-being of the workers and secure to them the heritage of which they have been dispossessed. piIAKLFS H. MOItIULL. Socialist representative in the .Massachusetts Legislature, introduced a bill dealing with strikes and boycotts. It read: ''Section I. Labor unions and the members of the same shall not be responsible, civilly or criminally, for damages arising from any acts of the unions or any member thereof, causing or promoting a strike or boycott, provided thai such acts do not constitute a breach of the peace-. Section _\ This act shall take effect upon its passage." Only a few members of the House voted upon tho bill, and it- was lost by M to 20. » MASSEV. Hill Massev. Farmer Mill Massey. The Modern Moses of Maoriland. Is going to out-Mills Mills. With a new Unity Scheme. In Parliament. The future is ou the lap of the gods. Hut everyone of tho present Ministers brings him nearer the goal. j At which he lias been aiming for years. But never hit. He goes one better than tho Little Man of llltatkee. Tho hitter's not in it with his "useful people." Massev is going to got all the "sane, sensible, and really progressive men" on one side of the House. And fo place all "faddists, fanatics, and opportunists" on the other. Whoop for William! Bravo. Bill! ♦ — ■ npilFi conference of delegates ropre- -■- sontiiiy," tbe organised workers of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden is most significant. As a. result of that mooting, a line of action has been adopted which will enable the workers of throe nations to make common cause with each other if need be. This recognition by our Scandinavian brethren of the identity of interests between tho toiling masses, irrespective, of nation or flag, is ono of the most cheering of manifestations. Once the workers of Europe roeogniso that their class interests are, identical, even as are the interests of tho capitalist class, irrespective of national boundaries, the day of emancipation is niu'-h near* - .

__ .' : """ There is a goodJJ|_F' that G.B.S. is fond of felling, 'Though the point is somewhat, against himself, or. rather, it would be more correct to say his political views. Mr. Shaw was walking with his mother in Regent street when an immaculately-attired, gentleman, raising '.'.is hat, passed wlh a courtly bow that would have exalted a Spanish cavalier. "Who is that, George r'" said Mrs. Shaw. "Oh, that is Mr. Cunningharno Grn-lianij the well-known Socialist," replied G.B.S. "Really! I thought he was a gentleman I" was the naivo rejoinder.