Heard and Said

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 71, 19 July 1912, Page 6

Heard and Said

That Lloyd George, the iconoclastic Chancellor of England, ha* been, scorching the rich and useless idlers of Britain with his fiery denunciations of these parasites. That two million idle rich, says he, lounge in London clubs or walk the country with a gun on their shoulders and dogs at their heels. That motoring and golf are the serious occupations of their lives, and their solo business is to enjoy themselves ,t the expense of great multitude* who live dreary, arduous lives without sufficient food, clothing or sleep. That Socialism will put an end to these cruel, criminal inequalities of life in the richest country of tho world. That under the Socialist system cf society the idler will receive the full product of his labor —that will le "nix." That cases of pitiable poverty crop up occasionally in various parts of "God's Own." That a most distressing ease was recently disclosed to the Waipa-va Charitable Aid Board. That the pern- have, their pride as well as tho rich, and rather than apply for charitable aid n poor woman with several children was found trying to sell her bed just prior to her confinement! in order to raise a small sum for subsistence. That happily for the fair nflnic and Lime of tin's country, such instances of dire distress aro not of very great frequency, though how many such never see the litrbt of publicity is only known to the All-seeing Eye. That "equal p.ay for equal work" is a suggestion that female teachers put before the Education Commission as a cure for most of the dissatisfaction they feel with the teaching service. That female school teachers-and female workers in all occupations —should agitate till this principle of payment is conceded as a right the world over. That "equal pay for equal work" is only a matter of common justice, and its adoption is a step towards the higher and better lite in which women will be economically free. T_at the local paper chonicles the. fact that the new Miners' Hall at Huntly, which is now- noaring completion, promises to be a credit to the union in particular and tho town in general. That it is doubtful if many other organisations in New Zealand, with a like number of members, can boast of such an achievement as the Huntly miners. That we look? tords 'em and likewise bows! May their ball be the mectingplaco of militancy and the rendezvous of revolutionaries, from which will radiate the thoughts and influences that "ill make this old earth a place worth while. That there is a lot of differ* nee between Patriotism and Patriotism. That the latter is the ruling passion of the British armament manufacturers who supply other nations with the engines of destruction to be directed against thejr own people and country in times of war. That army contrae-nip who provide their nation's troops with cardboard boots, shoddy uniforms, potted poison nnd tinned ptomaine in the lurm of faked foodw aro al.so severely afflicted with this "Bruminagcn" imitation of the real thing. That these manufacturing mercenaries arc as patriotic as a barber's |vle in their moulhings, but when a war breaks out and gives them a chance to scoop in the almighty dollar, their truddy bubbles about their country or their country's fighting men. -"hat they are Patriots of the. Pocket of No. 1 every Lime and all the time