SOCIALIST SQUABBLE.

NZ Truth, Issue 127, 23 November 1907, Page 4

SOCIALIST SQUABBLE.

FITZGERALD IN ANOTHER

FRENZY.

Frank T. Moore, of Jobnsonville, whose hatred of monopolies once inspired him to threaten the life of Joe Ward, is to be a Socialist candidate for Wellington suburbs at next election, and last Sunday night delivered an address under the auspices of the Socialist party. The speech was the best expositi6n of practical Socialism most people have heard ■m His Majesty's, the programme of the speaker being to capture the legislature by returning a majority,' and then to introduce a State currency of inconvertible notes. Moore emphasised the obvious fact that any Socialistic reform should be effected legally aivd by means of legislative enactment, a statement that riled the Socialists, who have a profound contempt for Parliamentary forms and procedure. Anarchist Fitzgerald mentioned forcibly that Socialism would not be brought about by Parliamentary means, but on a given date ami at a given signal, the workers would walk into the factories of the Dominion and take possession of their own industries, and Moore characterised this sort of thing as hazy and impracticable, and the difference of opinion caused

A RIFT IN THE SOCIALISTIC LUTE, which became more pronounced when a prominent Trades' Unionist got up

and commended Moore's programme/ to which the Trades' Unionists could heartily subscribe. The addresses which followed bit- | terly inveighed against trade union*m and many prominent- Socialists repudiated Moore's doctrine. .This interesting domestic squabble led lawyer Hindrnarsh to get up and remark that the hated capitalist triumphed whilst the workers fought amongst themselves, and he- came out on top every time. These statements, being true, were unpopular, and the meeting .m a confused frame of mind read the Socialists' constitution to Moore and asked him if he would endorse it. Moore endorsed it with, enthusiasm, and the crowd departed m an uncertain frame of mind.