Heard and Said

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 64, 31 May 1912, Page 6

Heard and Said

That Conference litis been in full swing during the past week. That the gathering of delegates thore■at is thoroughly representative of the organisation. That the employing class is making Btronuous cll'orts to force the Reef ton men to accept its terms. That there is no denying the fact that the master class of New Zealand is showing itself in its true light as a union-smashing combine. That as a result of agitation on the part of the Manawatn Klnxmillcrs' Union, there is likely to be a derided change for tbe better in the accommodation for flaxmill employe .3. That it is reported that the state of affairs in the flaxmill industry is not a credit to tin? employers <-nicc-ied. That even the Territorials havo loon credited with catching the strke fever. That much of the piffle, talked aI. out Myers and the Defence Act by peblie bodies is absolutely nauseating. That in addition to the Federation Conference remits, the delegates of the Waterside Wnrkois' Fnions i.ie deciding upon many matters of importance! to themselves. That despite what has been done towards bettering the condition of i'c waterfront workers, there is still great room for improvement. That the selection of Debs as the Presidential candidate by American Socialists indicates that the spirit of opportunism has not yet captured the movement. That Debs's uncompromising, and revolutionary utterances upon economic and political matters have encouraged thousands to "hew 10 the line." That some of the talk indulged in by alleged Labor men would stir the humor of a melancholy feline. That we have to grasp the fact that all the working-class has won in the past has boon gained by lighting for it. That ttamsay MacDonnld's declaration in favor of a general strike in the event of war somehow smacks of syndicalism. That some of those who have quoted Mac.Doiiald against strikes should express an opinion upon that pronouncement. That all the world over the spirit of internationalism is growing with remarkable rapidity. That in the near future workers v ill refuse to kill or scab upon e..eb utiter because a strip ol ocean, ;. uamhtaiii rang---, or a tiw-r happen ■• to come between timm geograpbi--; .'.y. That judging from ihe 11..1 ■.- I.oosovo.lt and Tai't are culling <a, h other. Teddy and Biil are no longer friends. That the strenuous life in politics generally results in unseemly personalities. That the' advent of the- "Radical Parly" should :-nv as a.useful redherriiig fo drag across the woifu-is' trail. That very so-in there will he as many political patties as politicians in Now Zealand. That no.one can shidy the daily pr--s Without being -1 nick by its bitter and vindiclr.o d-nuu ; ati< n<.'■ > :- gani-cd Labor. That those, woo fondly believe that the, relations b.t ween employer and employee aro dillereut hero lo any other country aro receiving a rude awakining. That the moment Mm worl-or* strike the road to emancipation and begin to follow it, the watch-dogs of capitalism show their ugly fangs. That despite its army of pimps and tools, the struct ute of capitalism is being assaulted from many sid.s.