ONLY TWO PARTIES.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 66, 14 June 1912, Page 4

ONLY TWO PARTIES.

That the capitalist class should unite for tlie good of the country was tlie desire of Mr. A. Leigh Hunt, who believed "the political parties would sort themselves out very shortly— Labor and the party that was opposed to Labor. If we had a Labor Government in power it would bo a quest ion whether the country would be worth living in." 1 do hope Mr. Hunt will continue to speak. We. Socialists know tho political parties are now sorting themselves, we know there are only two parties really now—"Labor and the party that was opposed to Labor." All wo aro anxious about is that they shall be as honest as Mr. Hunt and dec rare. themselves on which side they stand. Of course there is no (lass war—(N.B. —This is wrote sarcastic)—only that there arc two classes; only that their interests are exactly opposite; only that these two classes are always fighting • only, as Mr. Hunt says, tho rich class will soon sort themselves and unite against Labor. There will be no class war even then? How can there he? Mr. Hunt thinks that when the workers rule tho country won't be worth living in, at least not for the idle rich. It won't. When the workers take charge of the nation —as they certainly will—there will be no room for the idlers—they will either have to work or get out. An awful despotism, certainly. Rut has it never struck Hunt. Morison, and Co. to ask if the country, when managed by the idle rich for the idle rich, is worth living in by the workers? Is it really a good thing to keep on working and only getting 4d. of every Is. you produce? Or would it be worth while joinitur with vonr fel-low-workers to get rid of the idlers who take Bd. of every shilling and do none of the work ? Get your united party against tlie workers as soon as possible. Mr. Hunt : you have our t>est wishes. Perhaps we shall then find out the truth of the classwar.