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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9053, 12 February 1908, Page 4

Some meddling busy-bodies have been inducing Bulgarians to immigrate to New Zealand, and have landed them in Australia and a difficulty. The name of Bulgaria is not one to conjure with so far as this Dominion is concerned. Ireland and the South American States have an unenviable reputation for "troubles," but Bulgaria dwarfs those countries into insignificance in the matter of misfortunes and malefactions. The Bulgarians would not find an over-cordial welcome in the Dominion if they could get into it; but it appears that a number of them, having set out for New Zealand, have been detained in Sydney, the shipping company responsible for their conveyance refusing to carry them on to New Zealand, as they are unable to pass the education test. The action of those who encouraged these poor immigrants to leave their native 'and on a fool's errand may be classed as another "Bulgarian atrocity."

An Auckland Opposition papcr,speaking of Sir Joseph Ward's remarks upon "Revolutionary Socialism," declares that the bulk of the community will accept as satisfactory the Premier's general exposition of his attitude towards legislative action in a progressive community, and adds:— "If Sir Joseph Ward has the courage of his opinions, and carries into practical politics his outspoken condemnation of foolish and impractical schemes, he may lose the doubtful support of 'revolutionary' advocates, but he will gain the co-opera-tion of all that is best in the community. He cannot possibly please everybody; for even his plan for the employment of prison la'jour in vegetable growing will not be appreciated by the Chinese market-gardeners; but he can, if he chooses, relieve the country from an ever - present fear of rash and confiscatory legislation, and restore politics to the normal and natural state, wherein men who equally desire the progress and prosperity of the country, differ as to ways and means."