Heard and Said

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 87, 15 November 1912, Page 1

Heard and Said

That about- the only things which are unadulterated nowadays are capitalist newspaper lying, New Zealand mine-owners' bluff, and Massey politicians' cheek.

'That the "powers of darkness" are now understood to be Vested Interests, which would keep the people ignorant.

That there is no longer a genuine competitive system, except among the -non-capitalists and the very small capitalists.

That the control of industry is falling more and more iuto the hands of large combinations of capital, to the detriment of the mass of mankind. That the combination of the people is necessary to save the people. Th#t the capitalist press is dominated by the capitalist combines. That a powerful Labor and Socialist press is required to dispel ignorance, atid teach the people t'bat their salvation depends upon social co-opera-tion.

That poverty and unemployment result from industry being run on individualistic lines, *thus preventing social organisation. That millions are out of employment in the world under capitalism. That it is surely time We tried a system that will employ all. That those who Work now keep those who don't'; the producers keep the idle rich and the unemployed poor. That a workless world is an impossibility beoauSe.it is against natural law. That work, however, should not be a species of servitude, but an expression of a rightly-directed energy. That upder a properly-organised system of industry soma kind of work would bo found for every man. That the idler of modern society is an unnatural product of an unnatural system. That in the Socialist State, by working for all, the individual will have all working for him. That'the abolition of a "snide" Individualism and. a rascally Private Enterprise *wottld reduce law to a minimum. That lawyers and policemen would then be able to turn to something useful, ?!ini*iaddf living a parasitic' exjstene*?7 » s now. That entomologists tench us that a parasite iv one locality may become Useful if shifted to another locality. That Socialism's cure for the social and industrial parasite is to put him where he will be useful. That the Bug Party of Privilege and Private Profit doesn't believe in re- | moving the parasites from the body I politic. I

That the "Wairarapa Age" opines that if an investigation were made itwould probably be found that _ the Territorial force is not nearly so efficient as the volunteer force it superseded. That it proceeds to yell that, considering the enormous sum of money that is bring expendptl on the now system, active measures should be taken to produce something like an efficient force.

That' "the men fahl not the boys!] should be told plainly that they cannot shirk their responsibilities. That we wonder if the editor ever heard ,of the axiom that "one volunteer is tftrjrth a dozen pressed men." Thut the enemies of the Federation are still doing all they can to obscure the truth.

That they have hundreds of machines at work, grinding out lies morning, noonnnd night.

That if the truth is glimpsed at all, it js only as a distorted shape looming jiij the midst of an inky pall of menTha" 1 have no interests separate *"d apart from the workingclass as a" Vhole.

That Socialists the brand of tl,e hti]e . Professor, hower**' flre not included as being only for a,S »' jt]l tho work " ihg-class. That since the"c °*'" c Waihi trouble, he has done «v-£rv-

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thing possible to discredit the striking workers and to aid the employ-ing-class. That- one of the very few things —and a very small matter at that —that can be urged in favor of war is tlliat it tends to a general brushing up of the people's geography. That everyone h studying the map of the Balkans at present, and the youthful member of the family who formerly looked upon geography as something to be shunned and shirked ' now finds infinite pleasure in demonstrating his superior knowledge to his ignorant parents. That, all the same, war with its awful carnage, is an exceedingly dear price to pay for geographical knowledge.

That the remarks of Lord Roberts as to the intention of Germany to attack England as soon as she was prepared was the subject of a question in the House of Commons. That the question asked if steps would be taken to prevent a representative of the army using such provocative language towards another Power. That Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Education, speaking in Yorkshire, rebuked Lord Roberts for his speech, which ho declared was deplorable and pernicious and tantamount to saying that an AngloGerman war was inevitable. That Roberts is a Jingo of the Jingoes, a war monomaniac, and it is time something was done to shut him up. That Jack Johnson is now down and out.

That although the white hopes failed to dethrone Jack Johnson from his position as champion boxer of the world, his downfall is complete. That the champion's failing for white women has accomplished what the fists of Caucasians never even went decently close to doing. That the all-too-prominent part white women have played in his career cannot but be regretted. That all the time Johnson was in Sydney white women flocked round him as if he were some idol at whose shrine they must worship, and the manner in which they hung about his training quarters was almost revolting.