THAT CIRCULAR.

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THAT CIRCULAR.

(To tho Editor.) Sir,—Enclosed please find copy of circular referred to in your issue of the 12th inst, which I am forwarding at your request. Regarding your editorial note, showing your supreme contempt for man or men who devote their time to stirring up strife, I must join hands, with you on that point. Is it not awful? And T am sure that you and overy fair thinking person will poin with me in showing our contempt for persons who wield their pens for the purposes of writing misrepresentations relating to labour organisations, while thev •themselves are only wage slaves, with subsidised brains.—l am, etc., ROD McRAE. (Copy.) N.Z. EMPLOYERS' FEDERATION. Wellington, May 18th, 1912. (Circular No. 44.) Advertising in Labour Papers. Tho attention of the Advisory Board has been drawn to tho fact that I many employers are assisting to support Labour publications in the Dominion by advertising therein. lam instructed to communicate this semiprivately to secretaries of affiliated bodies, requesting that they will bring this matter under notice, and arrange for careful representations ljeing made to those who so ativer- . tise, pointing out that such action supports publications and organisations established for the purpose of overthrowing the employ class and establishing a system of State ownership, and requesting them to. .refrain from so advertising in the future.— "WILLIAM PRYOR, Secretary. (We have no doubt that employers generally will please themselves how, and with whom they advertise. They have as much right to resent dictation in this matter as the Waingawa workers or the Waihi workers have to xesent the dictation of the Federation of Labour as to which union they will Join. —Ed. Ago.)