REALISATION.

Otaki Mail, 14 July 1922, Page 3

REALISATION.

(Chapter 15, Continued). I j By F. J. Ryder, j But pray, how did or could the workers affect Hie money market! Well you see once it was pointed out to the ! workers that n was to their benefit to . wuin. for smuii wages, and once*ihut I condition was brought about that cau-s----l off tho first slump iu money, for when it had taken millions to pay tho work- ' ers weekly it was done with thousands. Once tno articles of food, clothing, etc., ‘ became cheaper that released- hundreds of bullions, and the workers having I gone in largely for co-operative work whenever possible. This enabled goods j to be turned out cheaper still, and unco the great majority of workers could see Uie cost of living was coming down and

the hours of work were getting shorter, soon, saw that wages came lower still, and every fall in their wages meant millions open for investment and they soon saw that money was exactly the same as everything else. It depended upon demand and supply, and if tho demand was not there for the millions that was open for investment down cauio tho rate of interest, so just as if it was automatic, as fast as wages fell so fell the rate of interest until today it has goi so low that it is not worth while hoarding up wealth. The eyes of the pubiic having been so opened they could see that the hoarding of money caused more trouble than it did good, for very often in life (aud the | big union was not slow in showing them these things) it showed up those that | had hoarded up stacks of money and

thereby ruined their families, and even went so far as to show them that when luxation was wanted they were called upon tu pay it, which was most unjust. Why in these days don’t you think the rich ought to have to pay the taxation’ Bo certainly not. Tour rcasen. Simply because they have in many cases already taxed themselves by going without the pleasures and comforts of I life so as to have their wealth, so don’t you sec you are doubly taxing them. Then who in the name of fortune would I you Mix .’ Well, thank the Lord, wo ' don’t have a gr. it deal of taxation to j raise aow that money is so cheap. Bor : in, lame the interest on our national;

debt used to run into millions annual- j ly, now. owing tu cheap money, it is only thousands. The running of our other Government departments is only ! a fraction of what it was. Well. I j mu*! admit, although hard to swallow,! that it is all quite possible. Do you! have any rtr-es in these reformed days'! FLnr-o racing! Why I should think so.

il is ro*sidcrcd tin, ‘ Iving ot all ,Sportbut there is this difference in the game now. The be-t horse wins. Why the lass; horse always used to win. Oh nu, in variably it was Ihe horse that would pav the best dividend, ia fact it had got so bad thtit it was a mere gambling den to rogue tho public aud very often the owners i*f the horses were themS" Ives taken down by troth the trainers and the jockey?, but now, thanks to niv big union, it’s clean sport just as it used to be ih the oldeu days, when *nly rich men owned rase horses and rati them for the love of the game and not as a money-making proposition. Now pruv i-ell us about your laud laws. Do you allow one man to own a million acres of land.’ No we have altered Mml ii-r haling more honest men administering our laws and fair taxation. Then over the buying' and selling of hind there was a regular hubbub for many years, now things are just about right. You see many things have SO altered that it is hard for me to make you understand. lou see we don’t allow one man to sell to another | U st to rob him and make money. A\ hen w t . first flatted this the capitalists said it was impossible, but tts you will see ii was not, and you will be surprised what really can be accomplished when von have the brains of the nation workin" bit- the good of one another instead of selfish greed. AYoll. how was it the workers never did any good with their

miions in the old days.’ Oh. that s very easily, explained. Each agitator aud sec ret my was out for a soft job at the memberexpense, but ours is run on voluntary methods, therefore there is no leakage. Arc you still forging ahead with your cause or are you at a standstill? I-Vrging ahead, X should say so. Is there still the business element in life now that you have made money almost useless Of course, we have made life w-ortli living, for it is not necessary for the brains of the , people to be always on money. Instead of people teaching their children from infancy to go slow and strike and always have money as they object, they teach them that they will be the men and women of tp-tiiorrow, and that the general state of things lies in the-ir awn hands. To-day some of you have been making your followers believe that a revolution would do good, while in your hearts you know perfeotlv well that all a revolution can do is to cause misery and bloodshed and upset ifie world generally. You rail! undoubtedly kill a few of your tyilliouaires who you seem to think are th» cause*of all the trouble. But that idea is only a mith. Put your own house in order before you trouble about your neighbours. Gentlemen, you must admit that dishonesty. deception, etc., aic on the increase, for yoittknow- our working men are not so honest ami cannot be trusted as they used to be. and this deception is creeping into everything. Why these da.vs if one g'-cs to get a nip of whisky he is handed a gla : that ha? over an inch of solid ?!?. go to you chemist to tset some .pills and the same thing applies! go t.o your merchant for a sack of vegetable? j r _,t you wii! invanaoiy fine good ones on top and ruhbian on tne bottom: go to your eale yards to bay cattle end you will orrert find that the y-ard- Lave been so filled up with uitiai to n-.sk* The cattle appear bits tcev really are. Now this deception is not only bad but ia demoralising! That is why you must insist opoa

,-th.o workers not only being honest , themselves but they must have it so brought under their notice that they ® will see that their children are brought up honestly. The more dishonesty there is tho greater police force is re.quired to keep law and order, (To be Continued), aiasau'.Muiaigj'ett