THE PAPERS SAY

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 26, 20 September 1901, Page 3

THE PAPERS SAY

No colony under the British flag is' *-iq hampered with petty iperpluxing' slaws as -New-Zealand is at .present.— -i Kunui-a limes.

A few years hencj New ■"Zealand&rs t themselves will-see ihe comic side 'of i much that is now being clone 'by 'Our - Parliamentarians.—HaweraStav. <

There is no question that =a aionii- : nnted Upper House is a blot on our ■* democratic; form of Go.-dniiie.it.— . Bruce Herald

One of the disadvantages of a demo-; f cracy is that the people's representa-■ ■ fcives feel that they must advertise; j themselves to the country.—Queens-: "- land. Mail.

•;As long as hunvin n tee is Avhat it : is, and at its best it is selfish, no em- ■ ployer of labour can be -expected to . look kindly on a law that gets home * on him with such -exasperating effect :as does this Arbitration.—Tuapeka "'. Times.

We cannot help thinking1 that any v political movement organised on the ■■lines of the old Conservative Opposition must inevitably- fail and go to ,i pieces.—Taupeka. Times. It goes wihout poss bility of controversy that apathy and indifference will, strangle any project, no matter what vitality may be displayed at its progeniture. — Peloru g Gru&rdiar,

i That the recent labour legislation - that has taken place in this colony ■ will event-tally recoil on jfye heads of those it is int-nded to^beijefit -s as . certain as that the sun shines,—East i Coast Guardian, : , ■

Co-operation under capably and honest jupnag-eihent iuub£ aecjure to those who enter upon it greater advantages than are procurable under any other system. The shareholders take the profit which otherwise goes into the pookets of the intermediaries. —Waikato Argus, New. Zealand must establish som^ ionn of reciprocal trade relation with Britain, and the sooner it be done the better; it is absurd for us to go on asking a irreat commercial conn ry like lier .to deal with us on purely sentimental lines while we claim absolute freedom to deal s lely on strictly business ones. —Bsiy of Plenty Times.

At the present time the arrival of , estra steamers and vessels requiring , coal interfn-es with the -ordin uy de: niand, and a coal famine ensues, We . have had several duiing the last year or two; and that there should be a . coal famine in a country like New Zealand, which is teeming with coal, points to a serious defect, the remedy lor which is the opening of a State . coal mine.—Grtrrmouth Evening Star. The curse of our present advanced and (in many res| ect*) beneficial legislation is the number of unpatriotic and selfish men it has given an, opportmrfty to pester, nay, demand, billets from the (jrovernment of the (lav. The Seddon adminstratipn has done more for the toiler and the art san than any other ministry.in modern times, but unfoi tunately a section 'of those bo benefited resemble the horse leech; are never satisfied, and will, unless a firm front is shewn, ultimately place their benefactors in a tight corner. This difficulty IWtr. Seddonwith keen foresight has already refer-, red to, and we doubt not will—strong man as he is—not only boldly face, but firmly sfamp out of existence.— i Greymouth Evening1 Star.

The assumption that womenkind is the weaker fex is unsupported by fact and has held its ground simply because women have found their advantage in deluding their fathers and brother* and husbands into believing it.— Napier Herald.

It may be well for people with matters in dispute, especially family dissensions, to bear in mind the c mrse followed by-our Jewish fellow citizens, and try and.follow their example, by asking in the first place at least, their clergyman to -mediate.— Taaiv.es Ad-.vertk-er.

The Opposition in the New Zealand House of Representatives, it is to be noted, has declined to choose a leader, and has, apparently, given, up organise'! existence. Mr. Seddon may well be the happiest of all Premiers!— Review of Reviews. Por the rest, if the Premier wishes to stay industrial strife, let him recast his Conciliation Act, make industrial districts as large as possible, appoint .- another Judge, and, above all, clip the powers and pretensions of the so-call-od "Conciliation Boards."—Napiei Telegraph.

The incendiary, and the inducement to incendiarism, are factors ol enormous infiuenci in actua ial ealcul tions on which fire insurance operations are founded, and it m >y be averred without hesitation that under a State administration of insurance that factor would become dominating.—Nelson .Mail.

There is a . growing impression m ithe public mind that either from the inefficiency of the men who have been tappointed, or because .there is really ,'little or no room for conciliation on jlabour disputes, -w.hieh.aro .so sedulously fomented'by interested persons, the Conciliation Boards have failed in •the object for-which they were desigu- ■. Ed. —Christuhurch. Press.

"We warn 4he not to impose too .much of that kind of thing upon the people; -As'they have 'driven the farmers io co-operate and act on !the defensive^ so they will similarly :foree the -employers tio protect theiniselves, aad farmers' .and Employers' 'Uniona, they will .have ica'use'^o r- gret the day tiicy radnlgod :m experimentive legislation of tlus idiotic -class': —Waimate "\Vituess,