Labor Aghast

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 180, 29 January 1914, Page 5

Labor Aghast

-A DECLARATION OF WAR." «ai LEADERS IMPORTED TO EXOLAXD. Ajy Cable—Press Association—Copyright Capetown, January 27. The; Covcrmneiit lias clecidcil to deport ten of Ui(! |irincij>:il labor loaders, including: Watson, Puulsemi and liaiu. They will be conveyed to Durban and will em ark to-night ou a steamer wliidi will not touch at any port till reaching- England.

Johannesburg, January 27. Tin; court-martial Iras aeijiiitted Drake and Steyj) on the charge of causing an explosion. •■REMORSELESS, PITILESS CAPITAL ON THE RAXTJ." Keceived 2<), 1 a.m. . London, January 28.

The. Daily News says the South African deportation is a plain declaration of war against all labor organisation. Thi! action proclaims that a workman in. attempting any improvement of the economic position, puts himself outside the shelter of the law. Workers bred up to the. British tlraditions cannot sit Umclv under such a system.

Tin; Daily Chronicle says the deportations constitute a grievous blunder. For every man deported a dozen will arise. Premier Botha is causing an affront lo Liberal opinion throughout the world. Labor will be, aghast at the .spectacle of good men and true doing what looks like the dirty work of the remorseless, pitiless capital of the Rand.

The. Stand-ard considers that reasonable people will not raise, objections against the deportations, except on the score that the deporteds are not wanted In Great Britain.

Capetown, January 28. Other deporteds are .Mason, Crawford. Walcrslon, and Kendall, prominent Socialist-', and Cockernll, Livingston and Morgan. They were taken with the greatest secrecy under a strong escort through Natal and put aboard the steamer, which was ordered to sail before dawn. The deportations were made via Natal because martial Inw continues there.

Parliament will grant an indemnity "next week for the abolition of oth»r Acts under martial law. "Measures will also be. taken to prevent the return of the deporteds. Mr. Justice. We.sscls, sitting at Johannesburg, declined lo grant an order restraining the Government from deporting the men on the ground that he had insullicicnt evidence.